Michael Hans Kaiser (born 20 April 1963 in

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) is a former Australian politician with degrees in Electrical Engineering and Economics from the University of Queensland. He was a Labor Party member of the

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from 2000 to 2001, representing the electorate of Woodridge. A former state secretary of the Queensland division of the Labor Party, he resigned as an MP after an inquiry found that he was used in a 1986 Labor Party

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exercise. Editorializing on his resignation, The Brisbane Courier Mail wrote: "It was a penalty this newspaper has stated was disproportionate to the offence he committed." 19 August 2003. After conducting his own Government Affairs consultancy, he was rehabilitated by the Australian Labor Party in 2003 and served as its Assistant National Secretary in the lead up to and during the 2004 federal election. He was subsequently employed as the Chief of Staff to New South Wales Premier

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before becoming Chief of Staff to Queensland Premier

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in late 2007.Forgiving Premier hires party top gun who was linked to vote rigging
— Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 16 February 2015. In December 2009, Kaiser commenced employment with NBN Co, the Company established by the Rudd Government to design, build and operate a

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, as its Corporate Affairs Executive. In September 2011 he became NBN Co's Head of Quality, responsible for customer/ consumer satisfaction, process improvement, data quality and response management. In January 2022 Kaiser commenced as the Director-General of the Queensland Department of Resources.Our Director-General
— Department of Resources Retrieved 22 February 2022. As of May 2022, Kaiser is the Director-General of the Queensland Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning.

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1963 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