A PARTY strategist and Barnaby Joyce's chief of staff will join long-serving senator Ian Macdonald on the Liberal National Party's (LNP) Queensland senate ticket.
LNP official James McGrath and Joyce staffer Matthew Canavan were chosen to run second and third on the ballot by the LNP State Council in Brisbane on Saturday from a field of 16 candidates.
Their selection puts them in line to replace out-going LNP senators Sue Boyce and Ron Boswell in parliament after they retire at the end of their term in 2014 if the LNP can retain three senate seats.
Senator Macdonald, who has been the number one candidate for the Queensland Liberal Party senate ticket since 1990, was once again selected for the number one position.
LNP president Bruce McIver said the candidates came from all around Queensland and from all walks of life.
"They are united by a determination to fight hard for Queensland and to help deliver the change of government in Canberra that our state so desperately needs," Mr McIver said.
Mr McGrath, an LNP official, was publicly backed by prominent federal Liberals including Malcolm Turnbull when he unsuccessfully campaigned for preselection for the federal seat of Fisher.
He lost to former Howard minister Mal Brough.
Mr Canavan has worked for Senator Joyce since March 2010 and was previously an senior executive at accounting firm KPMG, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Businessman David Goodwin, small business owner and scientist Theresa Craig and barrister Amanda Stoker will also appear on the ballot in positions four, five and six respectively.
LNP state director Brad Henderson said it was a strong field of candidates.
The three spots are all considered winnable.
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