Australian politician

Evan Robert Moorhead (born 19 April 1978) is an Australian politician and the former Secretary of the Labor Party in Queensland.

Born in Redcliffe, he received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Queensland before becoming a research officer for the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. A long-time member of the Australian Labor Party, he has been a delegate to the Young Labor State Conference and the National Conference.

On 9 September 2006, he was elected to the Legislative *embly of Queensland as the member for the seat of Waterford, succeeding Tom Barton, the first Member for Waterford. Moorhead was re-elected on 21 March 2009, but lost his seat on 24 March 2012.

Moorhead held the position of ALP *istant State Secretary from 2012 when former office holder Jackie Trad entered Parliament.

He became the ALP State Secretary in 2014 following the resignation of Anthony Chisholm.

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