Darryl Briskey

{{short description|Australian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Darryl Briskey

| honorific-suffix =

| image =

| caption =

| constituency_AM1 = Redlands

| assembly1 = Queensland Legislative

| term_start1 = 2 December 1989

| term_end1 = 19 September 1992

| predecessor1 = Paul Clauson

| successor1 = John Budd

| constituency_AM2 = Cleveland

| assembly2 = Queensland Legislative

| term_start2 = 19 September 1992

| term_end2 = 9 September 2006

| predecessor2 = New seat

| successor2 = Phil Weightman

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|8|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Roma, Queensland, Australia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| restingplace =

| birthname = Darryl James Briskey

| nationality = Australian

| party = Labor

| otherparty =

| spouse = Catherine Leigh Briskey

| alma_mater =

| occupation = School teacher

| relations =

| religion =

| children = Jo Briskey
Kathleen Briskey
Alison Briskey
William Briskey

}}

Darryl James Briskey (born 24 August 1955) is a former Australian politician. Born in Roma, Queensland, he was a teacher before entering politics. In 1978, he joined the Cleveland branch of the Labor Party. In 1989, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for Redlands, transferring to Cleveland in 1992. He continued to represent the seat until his retirement in 2006.{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=2303851212|accessdate= 6 February 2015}}

Briskey unsuccessfully contested the 2013 federal election for the Australian Labor Party in the electorate of Bowman, against the Liberal National Party incumbent, Andrew Laming.{{cite web | url = http://www.redlandcitybulletin.com.au/story/1760717/election-2013-laming-back-again-in-bowman/ | title = Laming back again in Bowman | publisher = Redland City Bulletin | date = 8 September 2013 | accessdate = 9 April 2016}}

His daughter Jo Briskey was elected MP for Maribyrnong in the 2025 Australian federal election.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-02 |title=Maribyrnong Federal Election 2025 Results |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2025/guide/mari?future=true |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.abc.net.au |language=en-AU}}