Labor MP to retire for health reasons

3 Feb 2012, 12:43 pm   -   Source: AAP
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Carolyn Male is the tenth Queensland Labor MP to announce she will stand down at the March 24 state election.

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has announced Pine Rivers MP Carolyn Male is quitting politics for health reasons.

Ms Male is the 10th Labor MP to announce she will be standing down at the March 24 election.

Queensland Police Minister Neil Roberts, Attorney-General Paul Lucas, Speaker John Mickel, Judy Spence, Robert Schwarten, Desley Boyle, Stephen Robertson, Julie Atwood and Lindy Nelson-Carr have all said they will not contest the Queensland poll.

Ms Bligh said the former parliamentary secretary had been unwell for some time.

"While I'm not going to go into the personal health issues, I do say that this has been a very, very difficult decision for Carolyn," Ms Bligh told ABC Radio.

"She's talked to me on a number of occasions and ultimately she's made a tough decision about her health."

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