John Mickel (politician)

Reginald John Mickel (born August 1953) is an Australian politician. He was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland and the Labor member for Logan until the 2012 election. He was succeeded by Fiona Simpson as Speaker, as he did not contest the 2012 election.

The Honourable John Mickel
John Mickel speaks at a book launch in Brisbane, Australia in June 2011
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
In office 21 April 2009 – 14 May 2012
Preceded by	Mike Reynolds
Succeeded by	Fiona Simpson
Minister for Environment of Queensland
In office 12 February 2004 – 25 August 2004
Premier	Peter Beattie
Preceded by	Dean Wells
Succeeded by	Desley Boyle (as Environment, Local Government, Planning and Women)
Minister for Energy of Queensland
In office 25 August 2004 – 13 September 2006
Premier	Peter Beattie
Succeeded by	Geoff Wilson (as Energy and Mines)
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Policy of Queensland
In office 3 March 2005 – 13 September 2006
Premier	Peter Beattie
Preceded by	Elizabeth Clark
Succeeded by	Department abolished
Minister for State Development, Industrial Relations, and Employment of Queensland
In office 13 September 2006 – 13 September 2007
Premier	Peter Beattie
Preceded by	Anna Bligh (State Development) Tom Barton (Employment and IR)
Succeeded by	Desley Boyle (Development) Himself (Employment and IR)
Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations of Queensland
In office 13 September 2007 – 26 March 2009
Premier	Anna Bligh
Preceded by	Peter Beattie (as Trade) Paul Lucas (Transport) Himself (IR and Employment)
Succeeded by	Rachel Nolan (as Transport) Stephen Robertson (as Trade) Andrew Fraser (Employment) Cameron Dick (IR)
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Logan
In office 13 June 1998 – 24 March 2012
Preceded by	Wayne Goss
Succeeded by	Michael Pucci
Personal details
Political party	Labor

Early life

Born in Murgon, Queensland, he went to school at St Laurence's College and later attended the University of Queensland where he studied literature and education.

Political career

In 1979, he joined the Labor Party and was an adviser to federal MP David Beddall. He was later a senior adviser to Queensland Premier Wayne Goss and to Health Minister (later Premier) Peter Beattie.

In 1998, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for Logan. He was a minister in various portfolios from 2004 to 2009. He served in Beattie's initial Cabinet as Environment Minister in 2004,^[1] but was transferred to Energy in August of that year.^[2] In March 2005, he added the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Policy portfolio.^[3] In September 2006, he became Minister for State Development, Industrial Relations and Employment.^[4] When Anna Bligh replaced Beattie as Premier, Mickel's portfolio was altered, becoming Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations.^[5] He was dropped from the ministry after Labor's re-election in the 2009 state election,^[6] but was elected Speaker when the Legislative Assembly convened in April 2009.^[7]

Mickel announced on 10 August 2011 that he would step down at the 2012 election.^[8]

Family life

Mickel is married; he has three children.

References

1. Queensland Government Gazette Archived 22 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, vol 335, no 27 (Extraordinary), Thursday 12 February 2004.
2. Queensland Government Gazette Archived 22 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, vol 336, no 84 (Extraordinary), Wednesday 24 August 2004.
3. Queensland Government Gazette Archived 22 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, vol 338, no 43 (Extraordinary), Thursday 3 March 2005.
4. Queensland Government Gazette Archived 22 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, vol 343, no 14 (Extraordinary), Wednesday 13 September 2006.
5. Queensland Government Gazette Archived 22 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, vol 346, no 9 (Extraordinary), Thursday 13 September 2007.
6. Queensland Government Gazette Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, vol 350, no 71 (Extraordinary), Thursday 26 March 2009.
7. "Member bio: Mickel, Reginald John". Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
8. "QLD MPs to step down at election". Brisbane Times. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.