Tim Nicholls

The Honourable
Tim Nicholls
MP
The Honourable Tim Nicholls MP
	Nicholls in 2023
Leader of the Opposition in Queensland; Elections: 2017
	In office; 6 May 2016 – 12 December 2017
Premier	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Deputy	Deb Frecklington
Preceded by	Lawrence Springborg
Succeeded by	Deb Frecklington
Leader of the Liberal National Party
	In office; 6 May 2016 – 12 December 2017
Deputy	Deb Frecklington
Preceded by	Lawrence Springborg
Succeeded by	Deb Frecklington
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in Queensland
	In office; 6 December 2007 – 27 July 2008
Leader	Mark McArdle
Preceded by	Mark McArdle
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Premier	Incumbent
Cabinet posts
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 November 2024
Premier	David Crisafulli
Preceded by	Shannon Fentiman
Minister for Trade in Queensland
	In office; 3 April 2012 – 14 February 2015
Premier	Campbell Newman
Preceded by	Andrew Fraser
Succeeded by	Jackie Trad
Treasurer of Queensland
	In office; 26 March 2012 – 14 February 2015
Premier	Campbell Newman
Preceded by	Andrew Fraser
Succeeded by	Curtis Pitt
Leader	In office; 16 November 2020 – 28 October 2024
Shadow cabinet posts
Shadow Attorney-General; Shadow Minister for Justice
	In office; 16 November 2020 – 28 October 2024
Leader	David Crisafulli
Preceded by	David Janetzki
Succeeded by	Meaghan Scanlon
Shadow Minister for Arts and Major Events
	In office; 6 May 2016 – 15 December 2017
Leader	Himself
Preceded by	Jann Stuckey (Major Events); Ian Walker (Arts)
Succeeded by	Christian Rowan
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Planning, Small Business, Employment and Trade
	In office; 14 February 2015 – 6 May 2016
Leader	Lawrence Springborg
Preceded by	Tim Mulherin
Succeeded by	Deb Frecklington (Infrastructure and Trade); Jarrod Bleijie (Employment); Scott Emerson (Small Business); Ian Walker (Planning)
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
	In office; 23 March 2011 – 24 March 2012
Leader	Jeff Seeney
Preceded by	Lawrence Springborg
Succeeded by	Tim Mulherin
Shadow Treasurer of Queensland
	In office; 12 August 2008 – 24 March 2012
Leader	Lawrence Springborg; John-Paul Langbroek; Campbell Newman
Preceded by	Bruce Flegg
Succeeded by	Curtis Pitt
Shadow Minister for Transport
	In office; 17 September 2007 – 12 August 2008
Leader	Jeff Seeney; Lawrence Springborg
Preceded by	Vaughan Johnson
Succeeded by	Fiona Simpson
Preceded by	Incumbent
Electorate
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Clayfield
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 September 2006
Preceded by	Liddy Clark
Succeeded by
Constituency	In office; 2000–2006
Local government politics
Member of the Brisbane City Council
	In office; 2000–2006
Constituency	Hamilton Ward
Personal details
Born	6 April 1965; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Party	Liberal National (since 2008)
Other political; affiliations	Liberal (until 2008)
Education	Trinity Grammar School ; Church of England Grammar School
Alma mater	Queensland University of Technology (LLB)
Profession	Solicitor

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Timothy James Nicholls (born 6 April 1965) is an Australian politician and a former leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland. He served as the Treasurer of Queensland and the Minister for Trade of that state between March/April 2012 and 14 February 2015. He is the member for Clayfield in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland and Minister for Health and Ambulance Services in the Crisafulli ministry.

He was originally a member of the Liberal Party, including a stint as its deputy leader, but joined the Liberal National Party in 2008 when the Liberal Party and the National Party merged in Queensland.