- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE4236
Cunningham, Junita Irene
- Hon
- Also known as Cunningham, Nita
- Born 12 February 1939, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
- Died 7 February 2015, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
- Occupation Parliamentarian
Summary
A member of the Australian Labor Party, Nita Cunningham was elected to the Parliament of Queensland in 1998 as Member for Bundaberg and served until her retirement from parliament in 2006. During her parliamentary career she served as Minister for Local Government and Planning from November 2000 until February 2004. Before her entry into state parliament she served as a local government councillor and Deputy Mayor from 1988 until 1991 and as Mayor from 1991 until 1998.
Published resources
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Newspaper Article
- Community mourns death of Nita Cunningham, 2015, https://www.news-mail.com.au/news/community-mourns-death-nita-cunningham/2536669/
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Resource
- Trove: Cunningham, Junita Irene (1939-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462401