Murray Watt

Who is Murray Watt?

Murray Patrick Watt is an Australian politician who was an Australian Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from March 2009 to March 2012.

Watt was educated in Brisbane at Brisbane State High School and received a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland in 1996. He was a solicitor and judge's associate. He was a public servant in the Queensland Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Department of State Development and chief of staff to Anna Bligh. He had long been active in the Australian Labor Party, serving as President of Queensland Young Labor in 1998 and delegate to various state conferences. In 2009 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Everton, succeeding Rod Welford, who retired. He was defeated for re-election at the 2012 state election.