Linus Power
{{short description|Australian politician in Queensland}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Linus Power
| honorific-suffix = MP
| image =
| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly for Logan
| term_start = 31 January 2015
| term_end =
| predecessor = Michael Pucci
| successor =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|10|11}}
| birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| death_date =
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| party = Labor (since 1992)
| spouse = Jacki Power
| children = 3
| residence = Regents Park, Queensland, Australia{{cite web |date= |title=Logan – QLD Election 2015 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/qld/2015/guide/loga |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation }}
| alma_mater = {{plainlist|
- Griffith University {{small|(BA)}}
- Harvard University {{small|(MPA)}}
}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Teacher|Politician}}
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| website = {{URL|https://www.linuspowermp.com/}}
| office1 = Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Mines
| predecessor1 = Dale Last
| termstart1 = 8 November 2024
}}
Linus Patrick Power (born 11 October 1972) is an Australian politician currently serving as the member for Logan in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.{{Cite web |title=Member Details {{!}} Queensland Parliament |url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Members/Current-Members/Member-List/Member-Details?id=1394903038 |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=www.parliament.qld.gov.au}}
Early life and education
Power went to school at Clairvaux MacKillop College, then pursued higher education at Griffith University where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce. He also holds a master's degree in Public Administration from Harvard University.{{Cite web |title=About Linus Power - On Our Side in Logan |url=https://www.linuspowermp.com/about |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Linus Power - On Our Side in Logan |language=en}} Prior to entering politics, Power was a high school teacher of History, English and Japanese.
Political career
Being an MP for Logan, the former seat of Queensland Labor Premier Wayne Goss, Power cited Goss' 1992 re-election campaign for prompting him to join the party.{{cite web |date=5 May 2015 |title=Linus Power – Maiden Speech |url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/InauguralSpeech/Linus_Power-Logan-20150505-757368443806.pdf |website=documents.parliament.qld.gov.au |page=2 }} Power was elected to the Queensland Parliament at the 2015 state election. He was re-elected in 2017 and 2020.{{Cite web |title=Logan - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results |url=https://abc.net.au/news/elections/qld/2015/guide/loga |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=abc.net.au |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |title=Member Details {{!}} Queensland Parliament |url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Members/Current-Members/Member-List/Member-Details?id=1394903038 |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=www.parliament.qld.gov.au}} Power has served on various parliamentary committees since being elected.{{Cite web |title=Committee Details {{!}} Queensland Parliament |url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=233 |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=parliament.qld.gov.au }}
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Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland
Category:21st-century Australian politicians
Category:Griffith University alumni
Category:Harvard Kennedy School alumni
Category:Labor Right politicians
Category:20th-century Australian politicians
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