Di Farmer

{{Short description|Australian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix = The Honourable

|name = Di Farmer

|honorific-suffix = MP

|image = Di Farmer.jpg

|office3 = Minister for Education and Youth Justice

|term_start3 = 18 December 2023

|term_end3 = 28 October 2024

|premier3 = Steven Miles

|predecessor3 = Grace Grace

|successor3 =

|office4 = Minister for Training and Skills Development of Queensland

|term_start4 = 12 November 2020

|term_end4 = 18 December 2023

|premier4 = Annastacia Palaszczuk
Steven Miles

|predecessor4 = Shannon Fentiman

|successor4 = Lance McCallum (as Minister for Training and Skills)

|office5 = Minister for Employment and Small Business of Queensland

|term_start5 = 12 November 2020

|term_end5 = 18 December 2023

|premier5 = Annastacia Palaszczuk
Steven Miles

|predecessor5 = Shannon Fentiman

|successor5 = Lance McCallum

|office6 = Minister for Child Safety, Youth and Women of Queensland

|term_start6 = 12 December 2017

|term_end6 = 12 November 2020

|premier6 = Annastacia Palaszczuk

|predecessor6 = Shannon Fentiman

|successor6 = Leanne Linard (Child Safety)
Shannon Fentiman (Women)

|office7 = Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence of Queensland

|term_start7 = 11 December 2017

|term_end7 = 12 November 2020

|premier7 = Annastacia Palaszczuk

|predecessor7 = Shannon Fentiman

|successor7 = Shannon Fentiman

|office8 = Deputy Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly

|term_start8 = 7 December 2015

|term_end8 = 12 December 2017

|predecessor8 = Grace Grace

|successor8 = Scott Stewart

|office10 = Member of the Queensland Parliament for Bulimba

|term_start11 = 21 March 2009

|term_end11 = 24 March 2012

|predecessor11 = Pat Purcell

|successor11 = Aaron Dillaway

|term_start10 = 31 January 2015

|term_end10 =

|predecessor10 = Aaron Dillaway

|successor10 =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|2|12}}

|birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland

|party = Labor

|education = University of Queensland

|profession = Speech pathologist

|website =

|signature = Di Farmer signature 2024.svg

}}

Dianne Elizabeth Farmer (born 12 February 1961) is an Australian politician. She was previously the Minister for Education and Minister for Youth Justice of Queensland.{{cite web |title=Who's who in Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's new Queensland Cabinet? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-12/qld-state-election-2020-who-is-who-in-palaszczuk-new-cabinet/12872948 |website=ABC News |date=11 November 2020 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) |access-date=15 November 2020}} She was first elected for the seat of Bulimba to the Queensland State Parliament for the Labor Party at the 2009 Queensland election but lost her seat at the 2012 election to Aaron Dillaway of the Liberal National Party. Farmer defeated Dillaway at the 2015 election to regain Bulimba for Labor and was re-elected in 2017{{cite web |title=Queensland Votes 2017 - Bulimba |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/qld-election-2017/guide/buli/ |website=ABC News - Elections |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) |access-date=15 November 2020}} and 2020.{{cite web |title=2020 State General Election - Bulimba |url=https://results.elections.qld.gov.au/state2020/bulimba/preference |website=Electoral Commission of Queensland |date=July 2019 |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=15 November 2020}}