Karen Struthers (born 19 February 1963) is an Australian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1998 to 2012.

Before she was elected Struthers was an Assistant Director of the Queensland Council of Social Service.

[1] She first entered Parliament at the 1998 election, winning the seat of Archerfield after the retirement of sitting member Len Ardill.

She was promoted to the front bench on 12 February 2004 as Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier (Multicultural Affairs) and Minister for Trade.

In a measure of the backlash against Labor that year, Struthers had seen off a challenge from Shorten in 2009, taking 59 percent of the two-party vote.