Personal
Birth Date
09 Jan 1942 (Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia)
Parents
Lindsay Gilbert and Pauline Wright (nee Lizette)
Marriage
Married - (1) Jenifer Mary Dawson on 27 Mar 1964 (divorced), 1 daughter . (2) Allison Donohue on 7 Mar 1987 (separated 1992), 1 stepdaughter.
Occupation
School Principal
Education
1. Toowoomba South State School
2. Sarina State School
3. Railway Estate School Townsville
4. Moorooka State School
5. Salisbury State School
6. Salisbury State High School
7. Kelvin Grove Teachers College
8. BA and AEd, University of Queensland
Religion
Baptist
Career
1. Member for Capricornia, House of Representatives, 1 December 1984 to 13 March 1993
2. Schoolteacher, 1960 to 1963
3. School principal, 1964 to 1969
4. Citizen Military Force, 18 months
Party and Political Activities
Australian Labor Party (ALP)
Party Positions
1. Founder and Secretary, Nerimbera Branch, 1966
2. Member, Queensland Central Executive of the ALP, 1976 to 1979
3. Member, ALP State Council, from August 1982
4. Delegate, Queensland Young Labor Association Conference, 1968
5. Secretary, Rockhampton Executive Electoral Council
6. Delegate to all local, state and federal party executives
7. Member, ALP Electoral College, 1982
8. Delegate, Rockhampton Trades and Labor Council for Miscellaneous Workers Union
Parliamentary Representation
| Assembly | ALP | ROCKHAMPTON SOUTH | 17 May 1969 | 27 May 1972 | |
| Assembly | ALP | ROCKHAMPTON | 27 May 1972 | 05 Nov 1984 | Resigned |
Other Seats Contested
1. CAPRICORNIA (State) 1993
Appointments
| Delegate, Australian Constitutional Convention | 1983 | |
| Parliamentary Leader of the ALP and Leader of the State Opposition | 20 Oct 1982 | 28 Aug 1984 |
| Opposition Spokesman for Manufacturing, Business and Consumer Affairs | Jul 1982 | Oct 1982 |
| Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands | 1982 | |
| Opposition Spokesman for Justice and Attorney-General | 1972 | 1980 |
| Opposition Spokesman on Treasury Matters | Feb 1980 | Jan 1981 |
| Opposition Leader of Business in the House | 1978 | 1980 |
| Member, Select Committee of Privilege | 1978 | 1980 |
| Opposition Spokesman for Education, Cultural Activities and Consumer Affairs | 1975 | 1977 |
| Temporary Chairman of Committees | 1977 | 1978 |
| Member, Parliamentary Delegation to South-East Asia | 1977 | |
| Member, Select Committee of Subordinate Legislation | 1975 | 1977 |
| Member, Select Committee on Punishment of Crimes of Violence, 1974 | 1974 | |
| Member, Library Committee | 1969 | 1980 |
Notes
1. Interests include numismatics, political science, public speaking, boomerang manufacturing, lawn bowls, table tennis and snooker.
2. Mr Wright was 27 when he entered politics, making him the youngest member of the Legislative Assembly.
3. Member: Australian College of Education; and State National Fitness Council.
4. Country Fellow, Royal Australian Institute of Public Administration.
5. Fellow, Royal Institute of Public Administration.
6. Secretary, Queensland Teachers Union (Central branch).
7. Chairman, Rockhampton National Fitness Area Committee.
8. Founder, President and Chairman of the Central Queensland Consumers Association.
9. Founder and President, Rockhampton Community Group.
10. He was converted by Billy Graham in 1959.
11. He was a lay preacher for the Baptist Church.
12. He was involved in the Christian Crusade in the USA in 1978.
13. On 4 Dec 1992, Mr Wright was disendorsed by the Labor Party, which he had served for 24 years. He unsuccessfully contested the Federal seat of Capricornia as an Independent in 1993.
14. In 1993, Keith Wright was committed for trial in the Brisbane District Court on one count of rape and nine counts of indecently dealing with girls under 16 years. He was sentenced to eight years imprisonment.
15. In 1994 he was sentenced to another 12 months imprisonment for child molesting.
16. In July 1996 he was excluded from the sex offenders treatment program for `not participating at expected level'.
17. Mr Wright was released from prison in Oct 1998.
18. Post his release from prison, he formed Outreach Publications, a literacy program marketed to Queensland schools which promotes a learning system called The 4s - symbols, sounds, sight and self.
19. In 2003 the then Education Minister, Anna Bligh, banned Mr Wright from promoting his educational materials in schools.
Publications
1. A Marvel is Mathematics, 1970, 2 editions
2. A manual in mathematics for parents, teachers and students (Rockhampton, Queensland) 1971
3. Community service directory (Rockhampton, Queensland), Scout Association of Australia, 1978
4. The victor or the vanquished - a manual in political campaigning (Vision Press), 1983
Sources
1. Courier-Mail, 7 April 1998, p.7
2. Courier-Mail, `Keith Wright banned from state schools', 27 September 2003
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