Read about Yvette D’Ath net worth, age, husband, children, height, family, parents, salary and career as well as other information you need to know.
Introduction
Yvette D’Ath is an Australian politician. She is a Labor member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland representing the seat of Redcliffe.
D’Ath is currently the Minister for Health and Ambulance Services and Leader of the House. She was previously a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the outer Brisbane seat of Petrie from 2007 to 2013.
Early life
Name | Yvette D’Ath |
Net Worth | $3 million |
Occupation | Politician |
Age | 52 years |
Height | 1.68m |
Yvette Maree D’Ath was born on July 26, 1970 (age 52 years) in Penrith, Australia. She is the daughter of Australian parents. She graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Laws, followed by a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University.
Career
Yvette D’Ath was appointed an associate to the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission after working as a waitress, serving between 1992 and 1994. She then became a senior industrial advocate for the Australian Workers’ Union in Queensland.
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D’Ath won the seat of Petrie for Labor from Liberal Teresa Gambaro at the 2007 election with a 2-point margin from a 9.5-point swing, before increasing it to 2.5 points at the 2010 election. D’Ath was narrowly defeated by 0.5 points in the 2013 election.
Following the promotion of Mark Dreyfus as Attorney-General in February 2013, D’Ath was promoted to replace some of Dreyfus’ responsibilities as Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Her responsibilities were altered and she became Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change, Industry, and Innovation in a rearrangement of the Second Gillard Ministry on 25 March 2013.
In December 2013, D’Ath was preselected to contest the state seat of Redcliffe at the 2014 by-election. The seat of Redcliffe covered much of the same area as her former federal seat of Petrie. She won the seat with a 17.2-point two-party swing to Labor. This increased Labor’s representation in the Queensland Parliament from seven to eight seats. After the by-election victory, D’Ath was made the Shadow Minister for Education and Training, Disability Services, Science, IT and Innovation.
On 27 August 2014, D’Ath was made the Shadow Attorney-General, the Shadow Minister for Justice and the Shadow Minister for Training, Disability Services and Housing after a reshuffle prompted by the Labor victory in the Stafford by-election. After Labor’s victory in the 2015 Queensland State Election, D’Ath was sworn in as Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills in the Palaszczuk Ministry on 16 February 2015.
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Following the 2017 Queensland State Election, in which the Palaszczuk government was returned with a majority, D’Ath retained her position as Attorney-General and Minister for Justice. D’Ath retained her seat of Redcliffe in the 2020 Queensland state election, becoming the Minister for Health and Ambulance Services. She was succeeded as Attorney-General and Minister for Justice by Shannon Fentiman.
Husband
Yvette D’Ath is currently married to her husband George D’Ath, they had their wedding in Queensland. Her husband is a private person who works as a businessman and they have two children together. As of February 2023, Yvette D’Ath and her husband George D’Ath are still married and living a happy life.
Yvette D’Ath net worth
How much is Yvette D’Ath worth? Yvette D’Ath net worth is estimated at around $3 million. Her main source of income is from her primary work as a politician. Yvette D’Ath’s monthly salary and other career earnings are over $400,000 annually.
Yvette D’Ath’s remarkable achievements have earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. She is one of the richest and most influential politicians in Australia. She stands at an appealing height of 1.68m and has a good body weight which suits her personality.