Nigel Hutton
Australian politician
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Nigel Grantly Hutton is an Australian politician.
Nigel Hutton | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Keppel | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Brittany Lauga |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberal National |
He was elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Keppel in the 2024 Queensland state election.[1]
Political career
Local government
In November 2013, Hutton was elected to the new Livingstone Shire Council which had been re-established following a brief period of being amalgamated with the Rockhampton Regional Council area from 2008 to 2014.[2][3]
In August 2017, Hutton was elected by his fellow councillors to be the deputy mayor of Livingstone Shire following the resignation of the former deputy mayor the previous month.[4][5] Hutton served in the position until 2020.[5]
Hutton was successfully re-elected as a councillor at both the 2016 and 2020 Queensland local elections, a position which he continued serving in until his resignation in January 2023.[6]
State government
In August 2023, Hutton was announced as the LNP's candidate for the seat of Keppel for the 2024 Queensland state election.[7]
He was successfully elected with Labor's Brittany Lauga who had been the local member since 2015, conceding defeat on the night of the election.[8]
Personal life
Hutton is a local teacher.[9]
After graduating from Yeppoon State High School in 2004, Hutton completed an internship at the London School of Economics before studying at Griffith University and Central Queensland University.[10] While studying, Hutton worked at Brisbane City Council, Queensland Health, the Australian Taxation Office and Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition in the Palace of Westminster.[10]
