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Ros BatesMP
Shadow Minister for Health and Ambulance Services
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 December 2017
Leader	Deb Frecklington
Preceded by	John-Paul Langbroek
Shadow Minister for Women
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 December 2017
Leader	Deb Frecklington
Preceded by	herself
Shadow Minister for Communities, Child Safety, Disability Services and the Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence
In office 6 May 2016 – 15 December 2017
Leader	Tim Nicholls
Preceded by	Tracy Davis
Succeeded by	Christian Rowan (Communities and Disability Services) Stephen Bennett (Child Safety and the Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence)
Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts of Queensland
In office 3 April 2012 – 15 February 2013
Premier	Campbell Newman
Preceded by	Simon Finn
Succeeded by	Ian Walker
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Mudgeeraba
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 March 2009
Preceded by	Dianne Reilly
Personal details
Born	Rosslyn Mary Bates (1962-05-25) 25 May 1962 (age 62) Healesville, Victoria
Political party	Liberal National Party
Residence	Reedy Creek, Queensland
Profession	Businesswoman
Website	rosbates.com.au/

Rosslyn Mary "Ros" Bates (born 25 May 1962) is an Australian politician. Bates has been a Liberal National Party member of the Parliament of Queensland since March 2009, representing the electorate of Mudgeeraba. Bates has been at the centre of a number of controversies including misleading parliament and falsely claiming to be a registered nurse while not being registered.

Early career

Prior to entering politics, Bates spent 29 years in the health profession. Starting her career as a nurse in both the public and private sector, she became the general manager and director of nursing at the Wesley Gold Coast Hospital.

Bates was awarded the Prime Minister's Centenary of Federation Medal (2001), the Royal Australian College of Nursing's Distinguished Service Award (Qld Division), and she was awarded the Telstra Business Woman of the Year (AusIndustry category) in 2000,

Member for Mudgeeraba

As the incoming Member for Mudgeeraba, Bates said she would fight to ensure the Southport Hospital was retained as an operational facility when the new University Hospital opens at Parklands in 2012. Bates campaigns on popular issues, saying "issues such as the overhead power lines in Reedy Creek, the Elysium Road overpass and stopping that closure, all very resounding issues in the electorate."

Bates first stood as the Liberal candidate for the seat in 2006 but was defeated.

Parliamentary Service

In December 2017, Bates was appointed Shadow Minister for Health and Ambulance Services and Shadow Minister for Women.

In May 2016, Bates was appointed the Shadow Minister for Communities, Child Safety, Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Women and Youth and the Shadow Minister for Disability Services and Seniors.

In April 2012, Bates was appointed the Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts as part of Campbell Newman's first Cabinet. Bates resigned as Minister on 15 February 2013.

Before the election of the Newman government Bates served in the Liberal National Party opposition as the Shadow Minister for Government Services, Building Industry and Information and Communication Technology from April 2011 to April 2012.

Bates has served in the following roles in the Queensland Parliament.

• Shadow Minister for Communities, Child Safety, Disabilities Services and the Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence: 10 May 2016 - 26 May 2016
• Member, Ethics Committee: 18 Feb 2016 - 10 May 2016
• Member, Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic Family Violence Prevention Committee: 18 Feb 2016 - 10 May 2016
• Deputy Opposition Whip: 22 Feb 2016 - 9 May 2016
• Member, Health and Ambulance Services Committee: 27 Mar 2015 - 18 Feb 2016
• Member, Health and Community Services Committee: 16 Apr 2013 - 6 Jan 2015
• Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts: 3 Apr 2012 - 15 Feb 2013
• Member, Finance and Administration Committee: 16 Jun 2011 - 19 Feb 2012
• Shadow Minister for Government Services, Building Industry, Information and Communication Technology: 11 Apr 2011 - 19 Feb 2012
• Member, Social Development Committee: 23 Apr 2009 - 16 Jun 2011

Controversies

In 2012, Ros Bates' son, Ben Gommers, was at the centre of a scandal accusing him of being improperly appointed to a high paying public servant position. The media questioned the relationship between Ms Bates and the relevant minister under whom her son was employed. Questions were referred to Ms Bates regarding this relationship and what, if any, influence she had regarding her appointment, however it was later revealed that she did not have any input into the appointment of her son. This included perks such as a car park being awarded to her son whose position traditionally doesn't receive an inner city car park. It was also revealed that her son had worked previously in similar positions in NSW and Victoria under Liberal and Labor Governments.

As the Minister for Information Technology it was reported Bates attended a dinner with several lobbyist firms that was excluded from her official contact register. Tabled documents from the Integrity Commissioner exonerated Bates in relation to this matter as the function was in her capacity as a Minister.

It was later revealed that Bates had attended a dinner with several lobbyist firms and failed to report this and it was also excluded from her official contact register. This led to calls for her removal as minister. Bates announced her resignation from the Cabinet on 15 February 2013 citing health and family reasons. Previously, Bates had undergone intensive high dose antibiotic therapy through a catheter threaded directly into her heart for six weeks due to a shoulder infection.

In June 2013 Bates was accused of misleading parliament and breaching the national health practitioner law by falsely claiming to be a registered nurse despite allowing her registration to lapse, despite previously being a registered nurse for 30 years. AHPRA, the body overseeing the national health practitioner laws concluded that Bates did not intend to provide misleading information and consider the matter to be closed. On 19 October 2013 the Queensland Parliament's ethics committee concluded that Bates did not intend to deliberately mislead the Parliament."

Bates is a registered general nurse in the State of Queensland although her offences are noted permanently on her public profile and has strict conditions applied to her registration by the Nursing Board of Australia as a result of being investigated for misconduct.

References

1. "Broadband a key LNP election issue for Queensland". Chris Griffith, The Australian. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
2. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Mudgeeraba 2009 Queensland Election. http://www.abc.net.au/elections/qld/2009/guide/mudg.htm
3. Australian Government: It's an honour. http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/
4. Telstra Business Womans Awards; http://www.businesswomensawards.telstra.com/OthersStory.aspx?PageID=425
5. 'LNP snatches Mudgeeraba from ALP', ABC News, 23 March 2009, http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/23/2523406.htm
6. ^ 'Labor loses Mudgeeraba on Gold Coast', ABC News, 21 March 2009, http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/21/2522706.htm
7. "Di wins her poll tussle", Gold Coast Sun, 13 September 2006
8. "No spot for former leader Tim Nicholls in the LNP's frontbench". Brisbane Times. 15 December 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
9. "Gold Coast MPs Ros Bates and Michael Hart promoted as Tim Nicholls reshuffles LNP frontbench". Gold Coast Bulletin. 10 May 2016. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
10. "Newman anoints his team". Koren Helbig, The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
11. "Minister Ros Bates resigns as Premier Newman says she's been under "intense pressure", 15 February 2013". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
12. "Langbroek features in Newman's shadow ministry". Cameron Atfield, Brisbane Times. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
13. Ros, Bates (17 December 2017). "Member Details - Queensland Parliament". Queensland Parliament. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
14. "Job for minister's son as others lose out". Retrieved 26 October 2017.
15. "Gold Coast Bulletin". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
16. "MP's son scored top role despite freeze". Retrieved 26 October 2017.
17. "Gommers not just 'the boy from Toys R Us'". Retrieved 26 October 2017.
18. "Tabled Papers Queensland Parliament" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
19. "Premier reveals details of Bates' illness". Retrieved 26 October 2017.
20. http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/exminister-ros-bates-in-trouble-for-falsely-claiming-to-be-a-registered-nurse/story-fnihsrf2-1226664685082
21. http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/Speeches/spk2013/Rosslyn_Bates-Mudgeeraba-20130806-306931518133.pdf#xml=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/internetsearch/isysquery/701b0289-a06f-4f30-a8e4-80255d306995/8/hilite/
22. "Former arts minister misled Parliament 'by mistake'". 17 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
23. "Tabled Documents Queensland Parliament" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
24. "Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - Register of practitioners". Retrieved 17 December 2017.

External links

• Official Website
• Ros Bates on Twitter
• Ros Bates on Facebook

• 1961 births
• Living people
• Australian women in politics
• Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
• People from the Gold Coast, Queensland
• 21st-century Australian politicians
• 21st-century women politicians