Steven Miles (politician)

The Honourable Steven Miles MP
Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 October 2024
Premier	David Crisafulli
Deputy	Cameron Dick
Preceded by	David Crisafulli
40th Premier of Queensland
In office 15 December 2023 – 28 October 2024
Monarch	Charles III
Governor	Jeannette Young
Deputy	Cameron Dick
Preceded by	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Succeeded by	David Crisafulli
Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 December 2023
Deputy	Cameron Dick
Preceded by	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Deputy Premier of Queensland
In office 11 May 2020 – 15 December 2023
Premier	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded by	Jackie Trad
Succeeded by	Cameron Dick
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland
In office 11 May 2020 – 15 December 2023
Leader	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded by	Jackie Trad
Succeeded by	Cameron Dick
Ministerial positions Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning In office 13 November 2020 – 18 December 2023 Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk Himself Preceded by Kate Jones (State Development) Cameron Dick (Infrastructure and Planning) Stirling Hinchliffe (Local Government) Succeeded by Grace Grace (as Minister for State Development and Infrastructure) Meaghan Scanlon (as Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government) Minister for Health and Ambulance Services In office 12 December 2017 – 12 November 2020 Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk Preceded by Cameron Dick Succeeded by Yvette D'Ath Minister for National Parks, The Great Barrier Reef and Environment and Heritage Protection In office 16 February 2015 – 11 December 2017 Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk Preceded by Andrew Powell (Environment and Heritage Protection) Steve Dickson (National Parks) Succeeded by Leeanne Enoch
Parliamentary offices Member of the Legislative Assembly Incumbent Assumed office 25 November 2017 Preceded by Chris Whiting Constituency Murrumba In office 31 January 2015 – 25 November 2017 Preceded by Saxon Rice Succeeded by Seat abolished Constituency Mount Coot-tha
Personal details
Born	(1977-11-15) 15 November 1977 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse(s)	Kim McDowell
Children	3
Residence	Mango Hill, Queensland, Australia
Alma mater	University of Queensland (PhD)
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Steven John Miles (born 15 November 1977) is an Australian politician. He became the Premier of Queensland in December 2023 after Annastacia Palaszczuk resigned. Before that he was the Deputy Premier of Queensland from May 2020. He has been the member for Murrumba in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2017, and formerly represented Mount Coot-tha from 2015 to 2017. He has also served as Queensland's Minister for Health and Ambulance Services since 2017. Miles is a member of the Labor Party.

Miles spent three years in the Environment portfolio, While there, he introduced a ban on single use plastic bags and a cash for container refund scheme. He also created new environmental laws that made sure mining companies cleaned up their mines and he improved Queensland’s climate change initiatives. As the first Minister for the Great Barrier Reef, Miles secured record funding for projects that clean up the reef.

Before entering Parliament in 2015, Miles worked as a senior advisor to government, as a senior campaigner for Together and United Voice, and co-founded national parent advocacy organisation, The Parenthood before starting his own communications business.

Miles was born in Brisbane, Queensland. His wife is named Kim. They have three children. As of 2018, he lives in the Moreton Bay Region suburb of Mango Hill.

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