Judy Spence

Judy Spence
Leader of the House of Queensland
In office
7 April 2009 – 24 March 2012
PremierAnna Bligh
Preceded byRobert Schwarten
Succeeded byRay Stevens
Minister for Police and Corrective Services of Queensland
In office
12 February 2004 – 26 March 2009
PremierPeter Beattie (2004-2007) Anna Bligh (2007-2009)
Preceded byTony McGrady
Succeeded byNeil Roberts
Minister for Seniors of Queensland
In office
20 June 2002 – 12 February 2004
PremierPeter Beattie
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byWarren Pitt
Minister for Families and Disability Services of Queensland
In office
22 February 2001 – 12 February 2004
PremierPeter Beattie
Preceded byAnna Bligh
Succeeded byWarren Pitt as Minister for Communities, Disability Services and Seniors
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships of Queensland
In office
29 June 1998 – 12 February 2004
PremierPeter Beattie
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byLiddy Clark
Minister for Women and Fair Trading of Queensland
In office
29 June 1998 – 22 February 2001
PremierPeter Beattie
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byWendy Edmond as Minister assisting the Premier on Women's Policy
Merri Rose as Minister for Fair Trading
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Sunnybank
Mount Gravatt (1989–2009)
In office
2 December 1989 – 24 March 2012
Preceded byIan Henderson
Succeeded byMark Stewart
Personal details
Born (1957-05-19) 19 May 1957 (age 67)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabor
SpouseHeinz Jurgen Emk Peter Beierer
Children1 son
OccupationTeacher

Judith Caroline Spence (born 19 May 1957) is an Australian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the Labor Party, from the 1989 election to 2012. She represented Mount Gravatt until 2009, but after a redistribution she switched to Sunnybank, which covered much of the same territory. She was Leader of the House, a role responsible for the co-ordination and management of Government business in the Assembly from 7 April 2009 to 24 March 2012.[1]

  1. ^ "Judith Caroline Spence". Queensland Parliamentary Service. 2010. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2010.