Annastacia Palaszczuk. Photo / Supplied
Once known as a politician's daughter, Annastacia Palaszczuk has become a Labor hero in her own right after clawing the party back from the political wilderness in Queensland after just one term.
Palaszczuk, 45, has done almost the unthinkable by leading Labor to the cusp of victory after it was
left with seven seats in the state's 89-seat Parliament in 2012.
The Labor leader was born in 1969 in Durack, in southwestern Brisbane.
Henry Palaszczuk, who was succeeded in the Inala electorate by his daughter in 2006, on election night spoke of her tenacity, saying she was probably the only person who thought Labor could be in a position to win.
"To achieve the result that she did achieve is a real credit to her," he said proudly. "She was relentless, she was determined, she formulated policies."
