Scott Emerson | |
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| Shadow Treasurer Shadow Minister for Small Business | |
| In office 6 May 2016 – 25 November 2017 | |
| Leader | Tim Nicholls |
| Preceded by | John-Paul Langbroek (Treasury) Tim Nicholls (Small Business) |
| Succeeded by | Tim Mander (Treasury) Fiona Simpson (Small Business) |
| Shadow Minister for Transport | |
| In office 14 February 2015 – 6 May 2016 | |
| Leader | Lawrence Springborg |
| Preceded by | Jackie Trad (Transport) Mark Bailey (Main Roads) |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Powell |
| In office 11 April 2011 – 19 February 2012 | |
| Leader | Campbell Newman |
| Preceded by | Fiona Simpson |
| Succeeded by | Desley Scott |
| Minister for Transport and Main Roads | |
| In office 3 April 2012 – 14 February 2015 | |
| Premier | Campbell Newman |
| Preceded by | Annastacia Palaszczuk (Transport) Craig Wallace (Main Roads) |
| Succeeded by | Jackie Trad (Transport) Mark Bailey (Main Roads) |
| Shadow Minister for Science, Research and Information and Communication Technology | |
| In office 29 November 2010 – 11 April 2011 | |
| Leader | John-Paul Langbroek |
| Preceded by | Janet Stuckey |
| Succeeded by | Ros Bates |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Indooroopilly | |
| In office 21 March 2009 – 25 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ronan Lee |
| Succeeded by | district abolished |
| Majority | 6.73% (2015) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1964 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal National Party |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Occupation | Journalist, public relations coordinator |
Scott Anthony Emerson (born 15 January 1964) is a former Australian politician and journalist. He is a director of national consulting firm GXO Strategies and a commentator on Nine Entertainment’s national breakfast television program Today. He hosted the Scott Emerson Drive Show on Brisbane talkback radio station 4BC from 2020 to 2022. He served as the Minister for Transport and Main Roads Minister in the Newman Ministry from 2012 to 2015.[1] In the Legislative Assembly of Queensland he represented the seat of Indooroopilly in Brisbane's inner-west, from 2009 to 2017.[2] Indooroopilly was abolished at the 2017 state election and Emerson chose to contest the new seat of Maiwar which had a notional LNP margin of 3%; Emerson was unsuccessful in his bid, losing to the Greens candidate Michael Berkman.
- ^ Helbig, Koren (30 March 2012). "Premier Campbell Newman announces Queensland Government's new ministry". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: News Limited. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ "Mixed results for minor parties, independents". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2015.