constituency_mp birth_date term_end alma_mater term_start order spouse image name deputy predecessor parliament birth_place party office thumb|office governor successor premier article_title
south brisbane 14 july 1960 26 13 september 2007 13 september 2007 21 february 2011 28 march july 2005 22 february 2001 30 march 2012 2012 26 march 2012 26 march 2012 university of queensland 13 28 july 2005 2 february 2006 12 february 2004 22 september february 2001 29 june 1998 15 july 1995 2007 21 february 2011 13 september 2007 46th greg withers file : annabligh1.jpg anna bligh paul -lrb- 2011 -- 2012 -rrb- lucas -lrb- 2007 -- 2011 -rrb- andrew fraser peter mackenroth peter beattie matt foley dean wells naomi wilson anne beattie warner '' new position '' peter beattie terry queensland warwick , queensland labor party minister labor party in queensland deputy premier of queensland treasurer of for queensland minister for the arts of queensland minister for education reconstruction of queensland minister for families , community services , disability of services and youth of queensland queensland leader of the australian 37th premier of queensland elections : 2009 , 2012 quentin bryce penelope wensley campbell fraser rachel nolan rod welford jackie trad newman jeff seeney annastacia palaszczuk paul lucas andrew herself -- 2007 -rrb- herself -lrb- 2007 -- 2011 -rrb- peter peter beattie peter beattie beattie peter beattie peter beattie -lrb- 2004 anna bligh

anna bligh

anna maria bligh -lrb- born 14 july 1960 -rrb- is an australian politician and the 37th premier of queensland from 2007 to 2012 .
bligh was an australian labor party member of the legislative assembly of queensland seat of south brisbane from 1995 to 2012 .
bligh was the first woman to be appointed premier of queensland , the third female premier of an australian state , and the sixth female head of government of an australian state or territory .
she led labor to victory in the 2009 queensland state election , becoming the first woman elected in her own right as a state premier in australia .
bligh attempted to win a second full term as premier in the 2012 state election .
however , her party suffered the worst defeat of a sitting government in queensland history , winning only seven seats .
in the wake of the loss , bligh announced her immediate resignation as leader of the queensland labor party .
she also announced that she would resign from parliament and retire from politics , effective 30 march 2012 .
she was appointed ceo of ywca new south wales in 2014 .
