{{Short description|Australian politician}} {{Use Australian English|date=November 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Ariana Doolan | honorific_suffix = MP | image = | image_size = | caption =
| office = Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Pumicestone | status = | term_start = 26 October 2024 | term_end = | predecessor = Ali King | successor =
| birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|2002|01|31}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | citizenship = | party = Liberal National | spouse = | children = | education = Glasshouse Christian College | alma_mater = Griffith University | occupation = | signature = | website = }} '''Ariana Doolan''' (born 31 January 2002)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Members/Current-Members/Member-List/Member-Details?id=1542075423 | title=Member Details | Queensland Parliament }}</ref> is an Australian politician in the state of Queensland. Doolan is a state MP for the electoral district of Pumicestone in Queensland's south-eastern region. She was elected at the 2024 state election (26 October) and is the youngest female MP in the state's history.<ref name=bris-times>{{cite news |last1=Strohfeldt |first1=Catherine |date=1 November 2024 |title=Meet south-east Queensland's new faces in state parliament |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/meet-south-east-queensland-s-new-faces-in-state-parliament-20241028-p5klxo.html |work=Brisbane Times |publisher=Nine Entertainment }}</ref>
==Early life== Doolan was born to Yonell and Fenton Doolan.<ref name=tcm>{{cite news |page=13 |issn=1322-5235 |last1=Lang |first1=Kylie |date=2 November 2024 |title='I worked hard to get here – they won't bully me' |url= |work=The Courier-Mail |publisher=News Corp Australia }}</ref> Both her parents are teachers and work in education in the Moreton Bay area.<ref name=tcm/> Doolan has stated that her grandparents fled South Africa during the apartheid era.<ref name=the-local>{{cite web |date=2 April 2024 |title=Meet the LNP candidate for Pumicestone – Ariana Doolan |url=https://www.islandandsurrounds.com.au/post/meet-the-lnp-candidate-for-pumicestone-ariana-doolan |website=islandandsurrounds.com.au |publisher=The Local }}</ref> Her mother is South African/Indian whose grandparents fled to Australia and her father was born to Irish grandparents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Ariana is "ready for this job" |url=https://www.moretondaily.com.au/news/why-ariana-is-ready-for-this-job |access-date=2025-12-02 |website=Moreton Daily |language=en-US}}</ref>
She attended Hercules Road State School in Kippa-Ring and Glasshouse Christian College in Beerwah,<ref name="tcm" /> and from a young age was involved in her families newsagency.<ref name="the-local" /> After announced as the winner of the Pumicestone electorate Doolan told ''The Courier-Mail'' she was subject to racial bullying at school, being called the N-word.<ref name="tcm" />
In 2019, Doolan had minor roles in Australian comedy TV series ''Lunatics'' on Netflix.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 April 2019 |title='Lunatics' Cast on Netflix: Here's the One Name You Need to Know |url=https://decider.com/2019/04/22/lunatics-netflix-cast/ |website=Decider |publisher=News Corp Australia }}</ref><ref name="courier">{{cite news |last1=Goodwin |first1=Aaron |date=11 January 2024 |title=Full list revealed: South-east Qld's most inspirational under-25s |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/hyperlocal/full-list-revealed-southeast-qlds-most-inspirational-under25s/news-story/4156220215aeae58941168dc73840e9b |work=The Courier-Mail |publisher=News Corp Australia }}</ref> The following year she helped to produce and directe a tourism commercial with Robert Irwin and Baz Luhrmann's daughter Lily.<ref name="courier" /> She worked as a teachers aide at Redcliffe State High School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Ariana is "ready for this job" |url=https://www.moretondaily.com.au/news/why-ariana-is-ready-for-this-job |access-date=2025-12-02 |website=Moreton Daily |language=en-US}}</ref>
Doolan is currently studying at Griffith University<ref>{{cite news |date=29 October 2024 |title=State's youngest ever female MP brings a breath of fresh air |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/queenslands-youngest-ever-female-mp-brings-a-breathof-fresh-air/news-story/8c3bda94048779f6866d24c36febb321 |work=The Australian |publisher=News Corp Australia }}</ref> and resides in Beachmere<ref name=tcm/><ref name=the-local/> with her parents.<ref name=bris-times/>
==Political career== Upon graduating school in 2019,<ref name=fm>{{cite web |date= 14 March 2020|title=Introducing Ariana Doolan, the new Youth Member for Glass House |url=https://1015fm.com.au/2020/03/introducing-ariana-doolan-the-new-youth-member-for-glass-house/ |website=1015fm.com.au |publisher= }}</ref> at 18-years-old, Doolan became a Youth Parliament member, when announced as the Youth Member for Glass House.<ref name=fm/> Doolan served as a Youth Member from the start to the end of 2020.<ref name=linkedin>{{cite web |date= |title=Ariana Doolan – LinkedIn |url=https://au.linkedin.com/in/ariana-doolan-bb9bb11a2 |website=LinkedIn }}</ref> She indicated that inspiration for applying to the youth model parliament was to gain experience potentially to become a politician.<ref name=fm/> Doolan worked as an Assistant Electorate Officer to Glass House MP Andrew Powell in late 2023.<ref name=linkedin/>
By March 2024, it was revealed that Doolan was the Liberal National (LNP) candidate for the seat of Pumicestone.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bennett |first1=Stephanie |date=11 March 2024 |title=Qld election 2024: LNP to run female candidates in half of winnable seats |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/qld-politics/qld-election-2024-lnp-to-run-female-candidates-in-half-of-winnable-seats/news-story/b72d5df297c30e69be6299b3bd169a51 |work=The Courier-Mail |publisher=News Corp Australia }}</ref> In early November 2024, it was announced that Doolan had won the seat by around 290 votes,<ref name=tcm/> becoming the youngest female state MP in Queensland.<ref>{{cite web |date= 8 November 2024|title=Pumicestone – QLD Election 2024 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/qld/2024/guide/pumi |website=ABC News |publisher= }}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable unsortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! References |- | 2019 | ''Lunatics'' | Rashish | {{cn|date=October 2025}} |- |}
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