Brittany Lauga

Brittany Louise Lauga (née McKee;^[1][2] born 19 June 1986) is an Australian former politician and town planner.^[3] She was the Labor member for Keppel in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2024.^[4]

Brittany Lauga MP
Brittany Lauga, 2015
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Keppel
In office 31 January 2015 – 26 October 2024
Premier	Annastacia Palaszczuk Steven Miles
Preceded by	Bruce Young
Succeeded by	Nigel Hutton
Personal details
Born	Brittany Louise McKee (1986-06-19) 19 June 1986 (age 39) Kingaroy, Queensland
Political party	Labor
Residence	Yeppoon
Alma mater	Queensland University of Technology
Profession	Urban and Regional planner
Website	brittanylauga.com.au

Early life, education and non-political career

Lauga grew up in Central Queensland, Australia, where her current residence is at the suburb of Parkhurst, in the Electoral District of Keppel.

For high school Lauga went to Rockhampton Grammar School where she graduated in 2003. She went on to study a dual Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Justice at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane partially for two years, then moving onto a Bachelor of Urban Development and graduating with honours. While Lauga was studying her Bachelor of Urban Development she was a founding member of the QUT Planning Students Association and a General Secretary of the QUT Student Guild. Lauga later commenced a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at CQUniversity in Rockhampton.

After graduating as a town planner, Lauga went to work for Craven Ovenden Town Planning as a student town planner. After leaving Craven Ovenden Town Planning, Lauga went on and worked for the Department of Housing and Public Works within Project Services involving the planning and project management of social housing. Lauga then went on to work for Central Queensland consulting firm, CQG Consulting.

Personal life

In April 2017, Lauga announced that she was expecting her first child.^[5] She gave birth to a daughter in October.^[6]