Personal
Birth Date
22 Feb 1940 (Gatton, Queensland, Australia)
Marriage
Married - 3 sons, 1 daughter.
Career
1. Farmer
Party and Political Activities
National Party (NP)
Party Positions
1. Chairman, Lockyer Electoral Council
2. Secretary, Lockyer Electoral Council
3. Branch Chairman
4. Member, Ministerial Legislative Committee: Justice and Attorney-General, Apr 1996 to Jun 1998
Parliamentary Representation
| Assembly | NP | LOCKYER | 29 Nov 1980 | 13 Jun 1998 | Defeated |
Appointments
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier for Parliamentary and Constitutional Matters | 19 Dec 1996 | 13 Jun 1998 |
| Member, Standing Orders Committee | 17 Apr 1996 | 19 May 1998 |
| Leader of Government Business | 02 Apr 1996 | 19 May 1998 |
| Member, Select Committee on Procedural Review | 19 Oct 1995 | 09 Jul 1996 |
| Deputy Chairperson, Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee | 15 Sep 1995 | 02 Apr 1996 |
| Leader of Opposition Business | 07 Sep 1995 | 19 Feb 1996 |
| Member, Trade delegation to Japan, Korea and China | Oct 1994 | |
| Secretary of Shadow Cabinet and Leader of Coalition Business in the House | Nov 1992 | Jun 1995 |
| Opposition Spokesperson for Justice and Corrective Services | Dec 1991 | Sep 1992 |
| Member, Electoral and Administrative Review Committee (Deputy Chairperson from February 1993) | 21 Mar 1990 | 20 Jun 1995 |
| Deputy Chairman, Parliamentary Select Committee of Inquiry on Ambulance Services | 21 Mar 1990 | 22 May 1991 |
| Member, Select Committee on Subordinate Legislation | 06 Mar 1990 | 25 Aug 1992 |
| Opposition Spokesperson for Mines and Energy | 1990 | |
| Minister for Community Services and Minister for Emergency Services and Administrative Services | 25 Sep 1989 | 07 Dec 1989 |
| Minister for Justice | 31 Aug 1989 | 25 Sep 1989 |
| Member, Parliamentary Service Commission | 1989 | |
| Chairman, Select Committee of Privileges | 26 Feb 1987 | 07 Jul 1989 |
| Government Whip | 07 Feb 1987 | 31 Aug 1989 |
| Member, Standing Orders Committee | 1987 | 1989 |
| Member, Parliamentary Buildings Committee | 1986 | 1989 |
| Member of a parliamentary delegation to Japan and Korea | 1984 | |
| Alternate delegate, Australian Constitutional Convention | 1983 | 1985 |
Notes
1. Interests include agriculture, family activities including small boat sailing, camping, hiking and sports, and furniture restoration.
Sources
1. Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1981-1992, (Sydney: Casket Publications, 1993)
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