constituency_am predecessor successor birth_place assembly nationality party birth_date term_start article_title term_end name occupation
burleigh judy gamin michael hart sydney , new south wales , australia queensland legislative australian australian labor party 11 october 1946 17 february 2001 christine smith -lrb- politician -rrb-
 23 march 2012 christine smith public servant
christine smith -lrb- politician -rrb-

christine anne smith -lrb- born 11 october 1946 -rrb- is an australian labor party politician .
she represented the electoral district of burleigh in the legislative assembly of queensland from 2001 to 2012 .
prior to becoming an mp she worked with centrelink .
smith is a justice of the peace -lrb- qualified -rrb- and has been involved in many local community organisations .
she is a member of the qld mental health association and committee member of the gold coast branch , palm beach police consultative committee , burleigh heads lions club , girl guide trefoil group , creek to creek chamber of commerce and an honorary member of the burleigh heads scouts .
she is also patron of various organisations including the order of the old bastards , the coolamon chorale , the gold coast horse & carriage club , the miami tennis club , care for life suicide prevention and burleigh heads pensioners association .
she is also vice-president of palm beach slsc .
smith and her husband robert have been married for 41 years .
they raised two sons and have two grandsons .
their eldest son battled mental illness for many years , inspiring smith to become vocal in the fight to raise the profile of mental illness and to seek more funding .
