Phil Reeves (politician)
{{Short description|Australian politician (born 1966)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix = The Hon
|name = Phil Reeves
|office = Minister for Child Safety
|term_start = 26 March 2009
|term_end = 26 March 2012
|premier = Anna Bligh
|predecessor = Margaret Keech
|successor = Tracy Davis
|office1 = Minister for Sport of Queensland
|term_start1 = 26 March 2009
|term_end1 = 26 March 2012
|premier1 = Anna Bligh
|predecessor1 = Judy Spence
|successor1 = Steve Dickson
|constituency_AM2 = Mansfield
|assembly2 = Queensland Legislative
|term_start2 = 13 June 1998
|term_end2 = 24 March 2012
|predecessor2 = Frank Carroll
|successor2 = Ian Walker
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|9|19|df=y}}
|birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
|death_date =
|death_place =
|restingplace =
|birthname = Philip Gerard Reeves
|nationality = Australian
|party = Labor
|otherparty =
|spouse = Megan
|children = 3
|alma_mater = Griffith University
|occupation = Sports marketing
|relations =
|religion =
}}
Philip Gerard Reeves (born 19 September 1966) is an Australian politician.
Early life and career
Born in Brisbane, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Leisure Management from Griffith University and was a sports management and marketing consultant. He joined the Labor Party in 1987 and was vice-president of the Garden City Branch.
Member of parliament
In 1998, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Mansfield, defeating sitting Liberal MP Frank Carroll. Reeves represented Mansfield until the 2012 election, and was Minister for Child Safety and Minister for Sport from 26 March 2009.{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=2904914481|accessdate= 9 February 2015}}
Personal life
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Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Category:Griffith University alumni
Category:Politicians from Brisbane
Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland
Category:21st-century Australian politicians
Category:20th-century Australian politicians
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