Evan Robert Moorhead (born 19 April 1978) is an Australian political strategist and former politician who served as a member of
Queensland Parliament
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and subsequently as the Secretary of the
Labor Party in Queensland.
Born in
Redcliffe, he received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws at the
University of Queensland
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before becoming a research officer for the
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
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. A long-time member of the Australian Labor Party, he has been a delegate to the Young Labor State Conference and the National Conference.
On 9 September 2006, he was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Queensland
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as the member for the seat of
Waterford
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, succeeding Tom Barton,
the first Member for Waterford. Moorhead was re-elected on 21 March 2009, but lost his seat on 24 March 2012.
Moorhead held the position of ALP Assistant State Secretary from 2012 when former office holder
Jackie Trad
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entered Parliament.
He became the ALP State Secretary in 2014 following the resignation of
Anthony Chisholm.
References
1978 births
Living people
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland
21st-century Australian politicians
University of Queensland alumni
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