# Wayde Chiesa

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{{Short description|Australian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name             = Wayde Chiesa
| honorific_suffix = [MP](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Queensland)
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| constituency_AM  = [Hinchinbrook](/source/Electoral_district_of_Hinchinbrook)
| assembly         = Queensland Legislative
| term_start       = 29 November 2025
| term_end         = 
| predecessor      = [Nick Dametto](/source/Nick_Dametto)
| successor        = 
| birth_date       = 
| birth_place      = [Ingham](/source/Ingham%2C_Queensland), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), Australia
| death_date       = 
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| party            = [Liberal National](/source/Liberal_National_Party_of_Queensland)
| spouse           = 
| children         = 
| alma_mater       = 
| occupation       = Politician
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}}
'''Wayde Chiesa''' is an Australian politician who represents the [Queensland](/source/Queensland) electoral district of [Hinchinbrook](/source/Electoral_district_of_Hinchinbrook) in the [Queensland Legislative Assembly](/source/Queensland_Legislative_Assembly) after winning a [2025 by-election](/source/2025_Hinchinbrook_state_by-election).

==Early life==
Chiesa was born and raised in [Ingham](/source/Ingham%2C_Queensland), and was a childhood friend of Premier [David Crisafulli](/source/David_Crisafulli).<ref name="ABC"/><ref name="Meet">{{cite web |title=Meet LNP Candidate Wayde Chiesa |url=https://www.hinchinbrooklife.com/article/meet-lnp-candidate-wayde-chiesa |website=Hinchinbrook Life |access-date=30 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Courier"/> He grew up on his family's [sugarcane](/source/sugarcane) farm, and moved to [Townsville](/source/Townsville) for university.<ref name="Courier">{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Hayden |title=Premier's high-stakes battle to win back Hinchinbrook from Katter's Australian Party |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/qld-politics/premiers-highstakes-battle-to-win-back-hinchinbrook-from-katters-australian-party/news-story/764a068185a63753b09dea946d9c3f5f |website=Courier Mail |access-date=30 November 2025}}</ref>

== Career ==
Chiesa previously served as CEO of Regional Development Australia Townsville and North West Queensland, and as Director of Regional Development and Investment at a local non-profit in Townsville.<ref name="Meet"/> He also worked for [Townsville City Council](/source/Townsville_City_Council) and is a [chartered accountant](/source/chartered_accountant).<ref name="ABC"/><ref name="JCU">{{cite web |title=Small Town, Big Dreams: Inspiring Success from Rural Queensland |url=https://www.jcu.edu.au/college-of-business-law-and-governance/events/business-seminar-series/2024/small-town,-big-dreams-inspiring-success-from-rural-queensland |website=www.jcu.edu.au |access-date=30 November 2025 |language=en-AU |date=17 December 2024}}</ref> For almost two decades, he was a [sports commentator](/source/sports_commentator) with [sports broadcast narrator](/source/Triple_M).<ref name="Meet"/><ref name="Courier"/>

He successfully contested the [2025 Hinchinbrook state by-election](/source/2025_Hinchinbrook_state_by-election) with the [Liberal National Party](/source/Liberal_National_Party_of_Queensland), succeeding [Nick Dametto](/source/Nick_Dametto) of [Katter's Australian Party](/source/Katter's_Australian_Party), who resigned to run for [mayor of Townsville](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Townsville).<ref name="Bulletin">{{cite web |title=No Cookies |url=https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/townsville/wayde-chiesa-former-north-queensland-rda-ceo-named-lnp-byelection-candidate-for-hinchinbrook/news-story/0384f503935d7e19aeb11987c555589b?amp |website=Townsville Bulletin |access-date=30 November 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251015010950/https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/townsville/wayde-chiesa-former-north-queensland-rda-ceo-named-lnp-byelection-candidate-for-hinchinbrook/news-story/0384f503935d7e19aeb11987c555589b?amp |archive-date=15 October 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Electoral Commission of Queensland |url=https://results.elections.qld.gov.au/Hinchinbrook2025 |website=QLD Electoral Commission |access-date=30 November 2025 |language=en |date=1 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="ABC">{{cite web |title=Wayde Chiesa vows to get to work following LNP victory in north Qld |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-30/lnp-wayde-chiesa-wins-hinchinbrook-by-election/106074692 |website=ABC News |access-date=30 November 2025 |language=en-AU |date=30 November 2025}}</ref> The victory marked the first time a sitting Queensland government gained a seat in a by-election since [1998](/source/1998_Mulgrave_state_by-election).<ref name="SMH">{{cite web |last1=Atfield |first1=Cameron |title=LNP extends parliamentary majority with 'emphatic' byelection win |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/queensland/lnp-extends-parliamentary-majority-with-emphatic-byelection-win-20251130-p5njjc.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=30 November 2025 |language=en |date=30 November 2025}}</ref>

Chiesa is a member of the Governance, Energy and Finance Committee.<ref name="Memba">{{cite web |title=Member Details - Queensland Parliament |url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Members/Current-Members/Member-List/Member-Details?id=1263923514 |website=QLD Parliament |access-date=16 January 2026}}</ref>

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Category:Living people
Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Category:21st-century Australian politicians
Category:People from Ingham, Queensland
Category:Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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