Andrew Cripps

Who is Andrew Cripps?

Andrew Peter Cripps is an Australian politician who is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland and Minister for Natural Resources and Mines.

He was born in Tully, Queensland, Australia, and was elected for The Nationals in September 2006 to represent Hinchinbrook, replacing the retiring National Party MP, Marc Rowell. Cripps was re-elected in 2009 for Liberal National Party following the merger of the Liberal Party and The Nationals in Queensland.

Since 27 November 2010 Cripps has been the Shadow Minister for North Queensland, Reef Protection and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Economic Development and the Shadow Minister for Public Works.Following a reshuffle he was appointed Shadow Minister for Agriculture and North QLD. Cripps has previously been the Shadow Minister for Disability Services and Multicultural Affairs, the Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Water, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Planning and the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Mines and Energy.

Cripps also serves on the Law, Justice and Safety Committee and was previously a member of the Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee, and the Health Quality and Complaints Commission Select Committee of the Queensland Parliament. On 9 September 2008 he became one of the sitting members of the Liberal National Party of Queensland.