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The Honourable  Desley Boyle  B.Sc. (Hons), M.Psych, M.B.A
Constituency	Electoral district of Cairns
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Website	Hon. Desley Boyle's Queensland Parliamentary Webpage

Desley Carole Boyle (born 29 March 1948) is an Australian Labor Party politician. She represents the electoral district of Cairns, Queensland in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, to which she was first elected in the 1998 State election^[1]

Contents 1 Before Parliament 2 Parliamentary Service 3 Personal life 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Before Parliament

Prior to Boyle's being elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly, she worked as a clinical and organisational psychologist and was the director of her own practice, Desley Boyle and Associates, in Cairns^[1]. She was also active in Cairn's local government, holding office on the Council from 1988 to 1994, including two years as Deputy Mayor^[1].

[edit] Parliamentary Service

Following the 2009 Queensland State elections (held 21 March 2009), Premier Anna Bligh appointed Hon. Desley Boyle MP as Queensland's Minister for Local Government and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Partnerships^[2]

Prior to this appointment, from 13 September 2007 Desley Boyle had been Queensland Minister for Tourism, Regional Development and Industry within the earlier Anna Bligh Labor Government^[1].

She's also previously held the following Ministries with the former Peter Beattie Labor Government^[1]:

• Minister for Child Safety (13 September 2006–13 September 2007)
• Minister for Environment, Local Government, Planning and Women of Queensland (25 August 2004–13 September 2006)
• Minister for Local Government and Planning and Women of Queensland (11 March 2004–25 August 2004)
• Minister for Local Government and Planning (12 February 2004–11 March 2004)

[edit] Personal life

Desley lives in Cairns, Tropical North Queensland^[1]. She has three children and three grandchildren. Her interests include politics, theater, film and contemporary music^[1].

[edit] External links

• ABC's "2009 State Elections Results for Cairns Accessed 22 March 2009

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} esley Boyle's Queensland Parliamentary WebsiteAccessed 22 March 2009
2. ^ Premier Anna Bligh Press Release (24 March 2009) "Premier announces new Bligh Ministry portfolio responsibilities" [Accessed 25 March 2009]