Chris Whiting


Christopher Guy Whiting is an Australian politician. He has been the Labor member for Bancroft in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2017, and previously represented Murrumba from 2015 to 2017.
Prior to being elected as a member of the Queensland Parliament, Chris represented Burpengary, Beachmere and Deception Bay for 12 years as a local Councilor on the Caboolture Shire Council and Moreton Bay Regional Council.
During his time as a councillor he was at the forefront of the revitalization of the Deception Bay foreshore, implementing traffic calming strategies in Deception Bay and initiating the Burpengary Greenlinks park land project.
He is currently the Chair of the State Development, Natural Resources and Agricultural Industry Development Committee.
Chris graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Journalism.