Peta-Kaye Croft | |
Constituency Am1: | Broadwater |
Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start1: | 17 February 2001 |
Term End1: | 24 March 2012 |
Predecessor1: | Allan Grice |
Successor1: | Verity Barton |
Birth Date: | 5 August 1972 |
Birth Place: | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
Nationality: | Australian |
Party: | Labor |
Alma Mater: | Griffith University |
Occupation: | Administrative Officer - Griffith University |
Peta-Kaye Croft (born 5 August 1972, in Mount Isa) is an Australian Labor Party politician who represented the seat of Broadwater in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.[1] She entered Parliament at the 2001 election[1] by defeating Allan Grice. She was defeated at the 2012 election[1] by Verity Barton.
She was born in Mount Isa[1] and lived in Townsville and Brisbane during her early years. She was educated on the Gold Coast boarding at St Hilda's School, and graduating from Griffith University with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Japanese. Croft is also a qualified swimming instructor and has strong interests in the environment and protecting native flora and fauna.[1]