Simon David Finn was first elected to the seat of Yeerongpilly in the Queensland

Queensland

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 State Parliament on 7 February 2004. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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He was appointed as Minister for Government Services, Building Industry and Information and Communication Technology on the 21st of February 2011. He is also a member of the Parliamentary Criminal Misconduct Committee. Prior to his appointment as minister for Government Services, Building Industry and Information and Communcation Technology, Simon Finn was Parliamentary Secretary for Industrial Relations.

Mr Finn has been an advocate of preserving Brisbane heritage, including the historic Regent Theatre

Regent Theatre (Brisbane)

The Regent Theatre in Brisbane is a multi-cinema picture palace, in what was once one of the original Hoyts' Picture Palaces from the 1920s. It is located at 167 Queen Street on the popular Queen Street Mall.-Origins:...

a petition for heritage listing of the venue was tabled before the Queensland Legislative Assembly with Mr Finn's sponsoreship.