Andrew Peter Cripps (born 5 February 1981) is an Australian politician who was a member of the

Legislative Assembly of Queensland The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly ...

from 2006 to 2017 and served as Minister for Natural Resources and Mines. In October 2018 he was elected to the

Shire of Hinchinbrook The Shire of Hinchinbrook is a Local government in Australia, local government area in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Ingham, Queensland, Ingham, covers an area of , and has existed since its cr ...

Council, where he currently serves as Deputy Mayor. He was born in

Tully, Queensland Tully is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is adjacent to the Bruce Highway, approximately south of Cairns by road and north of Townsville. Tully is perhaps b ...

, Australia, and was elected for The Nationals in September 2006 to represent Hinchinbrook, replacing the retiring National Party MP,

Marc Rowell Marcus Hosking "Marc" Rowell (5 April 1938 – 13 April 2018) was an Australian politician. Born in Beecroft, New South Wales, he was a cane farmer and fruit grower in Queensland before entering politics. In 1989, he was elected to the Leg ...

. Cripps was re-elected in 2009 for Liberal National Party following the merger of the Liberal Party and The Nationals in Queensland. From 27 November 2010, Cripps was the Shadow Minister for North Queensland, Reef Protection and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Economic Development and the Shadow Minister for Public Works. Following a reshuffle, he was appointed Shadow Minister for Agriculture and North Queensland. Cripps had previously been the Shadow Minister for Disability Services and Multicultural Affairs (6 April 2009 – 26 November 2010), Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Water (30 September 2008 – 5 April 2009), Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Planning (29 January 2008 – 12 August 2008) and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Mines and Energy (21 September 2006 – 29 January 2008). Cripps served on the Law, Justice and Safety Committee (from 23 April 2009) and was a member of the Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee (23 April 2009 – 28 May 2009), and the Health Quality and Complaints Commission Select Committee (1 July 2007 – 15 November 2007) of the Queensland Parliament. On 9 September 2008, he became one of the sitting members of the

Liberal National Party of Queensland The Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) is a major conservative political party in Queensland, Australia. It was formed in 2008 by a merger of the Queensland divisions of the Liberal Party and the National Party. In most other states ...

. Before his election, Cripps was a Queensland state president of the Young Nationals and worked as Rowell's electorate officer. In 2021, Cripps was selected to the Liberal National Party Senate ticket to contest the 2022 Federal Election, alongside James McGrath,

Matt Canavan Matthew James Canavan (born 17 December 1980) is an Australian politician. He was elected to the Australian Senate representing the state of Queensland at the 2013 federal election for the term beginning 1 July 2014. He won re-election at the ...

and

Amanda Stoker Amanda Jane Stoker ( Fell; born 30 October 1982) is an Australian politician who served as a Australian Senate, Senator for Queensland from 2018 until 2022. She is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) and sat with the Libe ...

Political history

*Joined the Queensland Young Nationals in 2001 *Chairman of the Greater Brisbane Young Nationals (2001–2003) *Secretary of the Cairns–Innisfail Young Nationals (2005–2006) *Delegate to Conference and Central Council of The Nationals—Queensland (2003) *Member of The Nationals–Queensland State Management Committee (2003) *State President of the Queensland Young Nationals (2004–2006)

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LNP Biography for Andrew Cripps
1981 births Living people Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians 21st-century Australian politicians People from Tully, Queensland {{Australia-LiberalNational-politician-stub