Verity Barton
Verity Barton | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Broadwater | |
| In office 24 March 2012 – 25 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Peta-Kaye Croft |
| Succeeded by | David Crisafulli |
| Constituency | Broadwater |
| Majority | 7.19% |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1985 Leeds, United Kingdom |
| Party | Liberal National Party |
| Relations | Clive Hughes (grandfather) |
| Profession | Personal assistant, Media officer, retail assistant |
| Website | Verity Barton on Facebook |
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Verity Mary Barton (born 6 August 1985) is an Australian politician. She was the LNP member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Broadwater from 2012 to 2017. She defeated Peta-Kaye Croft at the 2012 state election and was re-elected at the 2015 election, before losing LNP preselection for the 2017 election to the then former MP, and current Premier of Queensland, David Crisafulli.
Barton was educated at All Hallows' School in Brisbane. She went on to further studies in law and politics at Bond University on the Gold Coast and Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to her election she worked in the retail industry and also served as a media consultant for Senator George Brandis.