Nikki Boyd
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| name = Nikki Boyd
| honorific-suffix = MP
| image =
| office = Assistant Minister for Local Government of Queensland
| premier = Annastacia Palaszczuk
Steven Miles
| term_start = 12 November 2020
| term_end = 18 December 2023
| predecessor = New portfolio
| successor = Ali King (as Assistant Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government)
| office1 = Assistant Minister for Deputy Premier and Health of Queensland
| premier1 = Annastacia Palaszczuk
| term_start1 = 11 May 2020
| term_end1 = 12 November 2020
| predecessor1 = New portfolio
| successor1 = Julieanne Gilbert (as Assistant Minister for Health and Regional Health Infrastructure)
| constituency_AM2 = Pine Rivers
| assembly2 = Queensland Legislative
| term_start2 = 31 January 2015
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = Seath Holswich
| majority2 =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|5|20}}
| birth_place = Windsor, Queensland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Labor
| spouse = Reece Pianta
| children = 1
| residence =
| profession = Early childhood educator
Union official
| signature =
| footnotes =
| website = {{URL|https://www.nikkiboyd.com.au/}}
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Nikki Anne Boyd (born 20 May 1983) is an Australian politician. She has been the Australian Labor Party member for Pine Rivers in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/qld-election-2015/guide/pine/|title=Pine Rivers|work=Queensland Election 2015|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|last=Green|first=Antony|author-link=Antony Green|access-date=1 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126094151/http://www.abc.net.au/news/qld-election-2015/guide/pine/|archive-date=26 January 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web |title=Pine Rivers - Qld Election 2020 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/qld/2020/guide/pine |website=ABC News - Elections |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=14 November 2020}}{{cite web |title=This Is What It's Like To Be A Pregnant Politician During Queensland's Abortion Debate |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/ginarushton/nikki-boyd-abortion-debate-queensland |website=Buzzfeed News |publisher=Buzzfeed Australia |access-date=14 November 2020}}
Early life
Prior to entering politics, Boyd was a lead organiser for the United Voice trade union, and an early childhood educator.{{cite web|title=Miss Nikki Boyd|url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/current/list/MemberDetails?ID=3280563879|website=Member Details|publisher=Queensland Parliament|access-date=9 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210225103/https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/current/list/MemberDetails?ID=3280563879|archive-date=10 December 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
Political career
She was first elected the member for the seat of Pine Rivers at 2015 election with a 21.3% swing. She was re-elected with swings to her in 2017 election and 2020 election.
Boyd served as the Deputy Government Whip in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2017 to 2020.{{cn|date=January 2025}}
In May 2020, Boyd was appointed as the Assistant Minister to the Deputy Premier and Health.{{cite web |title=Queensland government ministers sworn in to new roles amid Jackie Trad's resignation |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/queensland-government/ministers-sworn-in-to-new-roles-amid-jackie-trads-resignation/news-story/cef9ac5eb9a9b777776f5c04e7c6c954 |website=Courier Mail |publisher=News Corp Australia |access-date=14 November 2020}} Following the 2020 Queensland state election, she was appointed as the Assistant Minister for Local Government in the Third Palaszczuk Ministry. After Steven Miles succeeded Annastacia Palaszczuk as Premier in December 2023, she was appointed as the Minister for Fire and Disaster Recovery and the Minister for Corrective Services.
See also
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Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland
Category:Trade unionists from Queensland
Category:21st-century Australian politicians
Category:Women members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Category:21st-century Australian women politicians
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