Tim Nicholls

The Honourable
Tim Nicholls
MP
The Honourable Tim Nicholls MP
	Nicholls in 2023
Leader of the Opposition in Queensland; Elections: 2017
	In office; 6 May 2016 – 12 December 2017
Premier	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Deputy	Deb Frecklington
Preceded by	Lawrence Springborg
Succeeded by	Deb Frecklington
Leader of the Liberal National Party
	In office; 6 May 2016 – 12 December 2017
Deputy	Deb Frecklington
Preceded by	Lawrence Springborg
Succeeded by	Deb Frecklington
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in Queensland
	In office; 6 December 2007 – 27 July 2008
Leader	Mark McArdle
Preceded by	Mark McArdle
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Premier	Incumbent
Cabinet posts
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 November 2024
Premier	David Crisafulli
Preceded by	Shannon Fentiman
Minister for Trade in Queensland
	In office; 3 April 2012 – 14 February 2015
Premier	Campbell Newman
Preceded by	Andrew Fraser
Succeeded by	Jackie Trad
Treasurer of Queensland
	In office; 26 March 2012 – 14 February 2015
Premier	Campbell Newman
Preceded by	Andrew Fraser
Succeeded by	Curtis Pitt
Leader	In office; 16 November 2020 – 28 October 2024
Shadow cabinet posts
Shadow Attorney-General; Shadow Minister for Justice
	In office; 16 November 2020 – 28 October 2024
Leader	David Crisafulli
Preceded by	David Janetzki
Succeeded by	Meaghan Scanlon
Shadow Minister for Arts and Major Events
	In office; 6 May 2016 – 15 December 2017
Leader	Himself
Preceded by	Jann Stuckey (Major Events); Ian Walker (Arts)
Succeeded by	Christian Rowan
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Planning, Small Business, Employment and Trade
	In office; 14 February 2015 – 6 May 2016
Leader	Lawrence Springborg
Preceded by	Tim Mulherin
Succeeded by	Deb Frecklington (Infrastructure and Trade); Jarrod Bleijie (Employment); Scott Emerson (Small Business); Ian Walker (Planning)
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
	In office; 23 March 2011 – 24 March 2012
Leader	Jeff Seeney
Preceded by	Lawrence Springborg
Succeeded by	Tim Mulherin
Shadow Treasurer of Queensland
	In office; 12 August 2008 – 24 March 2012
Leader	Lawrence Springborg; John-Paul Langbroek; Campbell Newman
Preceded by	Bruce Flegg
Succeeded by	Curtis Pitt
Shadow Minister for Transport
	In office; 17 September 2007 – 12 August 2008
Leader	Jeff Seeney; Lawrence Springborg
Preceded by	Vaughan Johnson
Succeeded by	Fiona Simpson
Preceded by	Incumbent
Electorate
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Clayfield
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 September 2006
Preceded by	Liddy Clark
Succeeded by
Constituency	In office; 2000–2006
Local government politics
Member of the Brisbane City Council
	In office; 2000–2006
Constituency	Hamilton Ward
Personal details
Born	6 April 1965; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Liberal National (since 2008)
Other political; affiliations	Liberal (until 2008)
Education	Trinity Grammar School ; Church of England Grammar School
Alma mater	Queensland University of Technology (LLB)
Profession	Solicitor

Timothy James Nicholls (born 6 April 1965) is an Australian politician and a former leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland. He served as the Treasurer of Queensland and the Minister for Trade of that state between March/April 2012 and 14 February 2015. He is the member for Clayfield in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. He was originally a member of the Liberal Party including a stint as its deputy leader, but joined the Liberal National Party in 2008 when the Liberal Party and the National Party merged in Queensland.