Kate Jones

About

Australian Labor Party politician who served in the Queensland Parliament from 2007 to 2012. When elected, she was the youngest person to have held a government position in Queensland.

Before Fame

She attended the Queensland University of Technology, where she studied politics and journalism. She later studied Environmental Law at the Australian National University.

Trivia

She adopted pink as her campaign color, as opposed to the traditional red and blue colors of the Labor Party.

Family Life

She married Paul Cronin. The couple welcomed a son, Thomas, in 2010.

Associated With

She was elected to the Queensland Parliament during the Prime Ministerial administration of Labor Party politician Kevin Rudd.