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Paul Lucas (born 9 July 1962) is the Deputy Premier of Queensland and Minister for Health in the Bligh Labor Government and the Member for Lytton. Mr Lucas, 46, was a solicitor prior to entering Parliament, has Bachelor degrees in Economics and in Law and a Master of Business Administration.

He was elected to the Queensland Parliament in October 1996 at a by-election for the seat of Lytton, vacated by former Deputy Premier Tom Burns.

Mr Lucas was previously the Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning between September 2007 and March 2009. Mr Lucas served as Minister for Transport and Main Roads between 2004 and 2007. Prior to that Mr Lucas was Minister for Innovation and Information Economy, with ministerial responsibility for Energy between 2001 and 2004.

Mr Lucas was once under investigation for electoral malpractice in the Shepherdson Inquiry, but he was cleared of any wrongdoing.

While Mr Lucas was Minister for Transport, he was issued a speeding ticket, which his driver paid for instead due to a mix-up. The incident attracted much negative attention from the media and the public.^[1]

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