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Introduction
Deb Frecklington is an Australian politician who is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Nanango, having won the seat at the 2012 state election. She was the Leader of the Queensland Opposition and leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) before resigning as party leader following the LNP’s loss at the 2020 Queensland state election.
Early life
Name | Deb Frecklington |
Net Worth | $4 million |
Salary | $1.5 million+ |
Occupation | Politician |
Age | 50 years |
Height | 1.68m |
Deborah Kay Frecklington was born on September 3, 1971 (age 50 years) in Miles in southwest Queensland, Australia. She grew up on a cattle property at Guluguba and attended Guluguba State School. For her secondary schooling, she was a boarder at Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School.
Frecklington has a Bachelor of Business (University of Southern Queensland) and a Bachelor of Law (Queensland University of Technology). She has worked in the clothing, motor vehicle and newspaper industries. Her career takes in the co-management of broad-acre cropping properties with her partner. During her time as a lawyer, she worked for Kelly & Frecklington Solicitors, specializing in family and property law.
Politics
Deb Frecklington was appointed Assistant Minister for Finance, Administration and Regulatory Reform on 3 April 2012 and subsequently appointed to the role of Assistant Minister to the Premier in June 2014.
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Frecklington was appointed to the LNP front bench as Shadow Minister for Agriculture following the LNP’s defeat in 2015. In 2016, she was elected unopposed as deputy leader of the LNP—and hence Deputy Leader of the Opposition—after Tim Nicholls ousted Lawrence Springborg as a leader.
Leader of the LNP
Deb Frecklington was elected the leader of the LNP at a party-room meeting on 12 December 2017 after Nicholls led the party to a loss in the 2017 state election.
Frecklington secured 25 votes out of a possible 39 in the first round of voting. Former leader John-Paul Langbroek received 10 votes while outsider Mark Robinson received three votes, and there was one informal vote.
She became only the second female Queensland Opposition Leader in history, and the first woman to lead the non-Labor side in Queensland. She is also the second LNP leader from a long-held National seat; Nanango was the seat of former long-serving National Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen, who held it and its successor seat, Barambah, from 1947 to 1987.
Frecklington took the LNP into the 2020 Queensland state election. The LNP was heavily defeated, suffering a five-seat swing and winning only five seats in Brisbane. Frecklington initially indicated she would stay on as leader, but on 2 November announced she would call a leadership spill which she would not contest.
On 12 November, David Crisafulli was elected leader. Soon afterward, Deb Frecklington
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Deb Frecklington is one of the few state politicians in Australia to have never spent a day on the backbench, having spent her entire career as a junior minister (2012-2015), shadow minister (2015-2016, 2020-present), deputy opposition leader (2016-2017) and opposition leader (2017-2020).
Husband
Deb Frecklington is married to Jason Deb Frecklington, they had their wedding in the 1900s. Her husband is a business executive. As of 2022, Deborah lives with her husband Jason and three children: daughters in a private house in Kingaroy. She stands at an appealing height and has a good body weight that suits her personality.
Deb Frecklington net worth
How much is Deb Frecklington worth? Deb Frecklington net worth is estimated at around $4 million. Her main source of income is from her career as a businesswoman and politician. Frecklington salary with other career earnings is over $1.5 million+ annually. Her successful career has earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. She is one of the richest and influential politicians in Australia.