Ann Leahy (born 8 August 1971) is an Australian politician. She has been the Liberal National Party member for Warrego in the

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since 2015. Leahy now serves as Minister for Local Government, Water, Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers, having been elevated to the ministry by Premier

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Prior to her pre-selection for Warrego by the Liberal National Party, Leahy had been the electorate office for her predecessor, Howard Hobbs. In 1998, Hobbs had resigned from the

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after his wife alleged that he was having an affair with a staffer, who was later revealed to have been Leahy.

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