Mark McArdle

Mark McArdle
Minister for Energy and Water Supply of Queensland
In office
3 April 2012 – 14 February 2015
PremierCampbell Newman
Preceded byStephen Robertson (Energy and Water Utilities)
Succeeded byMark Bailey
Shadow Minister for Health
In office
20 February 2015 – 10 May 2016
LeaderLawrence Springborg
Preceded byJo-Ann Miller
Succeeded byJohn-Paul Langbroek
In office
12 August 2008 – 19 February 2012
LeaderLawrence Springborg
John-Paul Langbroek
Campbell Newman
Preceded byJohn-Paul Langbroek
Succeeded byJo-Ann Miller
Deputy Leader of the Liberal National Party
In office
26 July 2008 – 2 April 2009
LeaderLawrence Springborg
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLawrence Springborg
Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Queensland
In office
7 December 2007 – 2 April 2009
LeaderLawrence Springborg
Preceded byBruce Flegg
Succeeded byLawrence Springborg
Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party
In office
4 December 2007 – 26 July 2008
DeputyTim Nicholls
Preceded byBruce Flegg
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Deputy Leader of the
Queensland Liberal Party
In office
7 August 2006 – 4 December 2007
LeaderBruce Flegg
Preceded byBruce Flegg
Succeeded byTim Nicholls
Shadow Attorney-General
Shadow Minister for Justice
In office
28 September 2005 – 12 August 2008
LeaderLawrence Springborg
Jeff Seeney
Preceded byLawrence Springborg
Succeeded byStuart Copeland
Member of the Queensland Parliament
for Caloundra
In office
7 February 2004 – 6 October 2020
Preceded byJoan Sheldon
Succeeded byJason Hunt
Personal details
Born (1956-12-21) 21 December 1956 (age 67)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLiberal National Party
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (2004–2008)
SpouseJudy McArdle
ProfessionSolicitor

Mark Francis McArdle (born 21 December 1956) is an Australian politician and former Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Queensland. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland between 2004 and 2020, representing the electorate of Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast. Initially a Liberal Party member, in 2007 he became the party leader and the following year oversaw a merger with the National Party that produced the Liberal National Party.

McArdle has held many parliamentary party positions, including stints as a Shadow Minister for Justice, State Development & Innovation; Emergency Services; Seniors; and Local Government. He has also served the Shadow Attorney General and the Parliamentary Liberal Party Whip.