Margaret Keech

Margaret Majella Keech (born 18 September 1954) is a former Australian Labor Party politician who served as a minister in the Cabinet of Queensland, the Government Whip, and the Member of Parliament for Albert between 2001 and 2012.

She also has a small business background and is a member of the Beenleigh Yatala Chamber of Commerce and the Australian Services Union.

When Anna Bligh installed her Ministry in September 2007, Keech was appointed Minister for Child Safety and Women.

She was made Government Whip in March 2009, in which role she served until she lost her seat at the 2012 to Mark Boothman.

Keech and her husband Peter and their three children, James, Joshua and Helen, have lived in Albert since 1980.