Jarrod Pieter Bleijie (/bleɪ/ BLAY;[1] born 25 January 1982) is an Australian politician serving as the Deputy Premier of Queensland since 28 October 2024.
[4] Following a landslide victory for the Newman-led Liberal National Party, in which Labor secured only 7 of 89 seats, in March 2012 newly elected premier Campbell Newman appointed Bleijie to cabinet as Attorney-General and Minister for Justice.
[5] As Attorney-General, Bleijie introduced an amendment that renamed Queensland civil partnerships for same-sex couples into registered relationships and disallowed state-sanctioned ceremonies.
[8] After the defeat of the Newman government Bleijie has maintained a position on the opposition front bench under Lawrence Springborg, Tim Nicholls, Deb Frecklington, and David Crisafulli.
[10] In early 2014, Bleijie released details of a conversation he had with Court of Appeal President Margaret McMurdo concerning the appointment of judges.
[12] On 1 April 2014, Gold Coast lawyer Chris Hannay instituted proceedings against Bleijie and the Queensland Premier Campbell Newman for defamation.
"[13] Bleijie later remarked that Newman was "referring to Hannay Lawyers, based on the Gold Coast" and that he too was "quite disturbed by their advice and fear campaign".