Jon Krause

Jonathan Mark Krause (born 12 March 1981) is an Australian Liberal National Party politician who is the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Scenic Rim. He was first elected in 2012 as the member for Beaudesert, which was renamed in 2017.^[1]

Jon Krause MP
Krause in 2013
Deputy Speaker
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 November 2024
Leader	David Crisafulli, Premier of Queensland
Preceded by	Joe Kelly MP
Shadow Minister for Tourism, Sport and Racing
In office 6 May 2016 – 25 November 2017
Leader	Tim Nicholls
Preceded by	Jann Stuckey
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Scenic Rim
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 November 2017
Preceded by	New seat
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Beaudesert
In office 24 March 2012 – 25 November 2017
Preceded by	Aidan McLindon
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	(1981-03-12) 12 March 1981 (age 44) Ipswich, Queensland
Political party	Liberal National
Alma mater	University of Queensland
Profession	Solicitor

Early life

Krause was born on 12 March 1981 in Ipswich and grew up on a dairy farm at Marburg. He attended school in Marburg and Ipswich. Krause graduated from Ipswich Grammar School in 1998. He completed law and accounting studies at the University of Queensland.^[2]