Jason Danial O'Brien (born 23 November 1969) is an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he served in the

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from 1986 to 1990 as an electrician and was a Cairns City Councillor from 2000 from 2004. A member of the Labor Party, he was electorate officer to

Steve Bredhauer Stephen Dominic Bredhauer (born 15 February 1958) is a former Australian politician. Born in Brisbane, he was a teacher before entering politics. He joined the Labor Party in 1980. In 1989, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queens ...

, member for

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and Transport Minister in the Beattie government. In 2004, he was elected to the

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, succeeding the retiring Bredhauer in the seat of

. Following the 2009 election, he was elected Deputy Speaker. He lost his seat at the

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1969 births Living people Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-Queensland-MP-stub