McPhie, Alexander Carpendale (Sandy)
Personal
Birth Date:
10 February 1929 (Charleville, Queensland)
Parents:
Hector Kitchener McPhie and Florence Nellie (nee Shanasy)
Family:
Helen Michell on 21 March 1964, 1 son, 2 daughters
Education:
Toowoomba North state and Toowoomba Grammar schools; The King's School, Parramatta; Queensland Agricultural College, CertAgSc; University of New England
Religion:
Presbyterian
Career
Real estate salesman and licensed investment consultant, Toowoomba, 1982 to 1983; Justice of the Peace; Farmer, Chinchilla, 1954 to 1962; Jackeroo, Quilpie, 1953 to 1954; Stock and station agent, 1945 to 1953
Military Service:
RAAF Air Traffic Control Officer, rising to Wing Commander rank, from 1979 ATC chief, 1962 to 1982; Cadet Pilot, No. 23 (F) `City of Brisbane' Squadron CAF, 1951 to 1952
Party Positions:
- Member, Government Party Committees: Finance; Land Management; Mines and Energy; Environment; Conservation and Tourism; Industry, Small Business, Communications and Technology.
- Member, Government Party Committees: Lands, Forestry, Mapping and Survey; Mines, Energy and the Arts; Industry and Technology. 1987
- Member, Government Party Committees: Transport; Lands, Forestry and Police; Northern Development and Aboriginal and Island Affairs; Environment, Valuation and Administrative Services. 1983 - 1986
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly | NP | Toowoomba North | 22 Oct 1983 | 2 Dec 1989 |
Parliamentary Service
Description | From | To |
---|---|---|
Chairman, Public Works Committee | 20 Apr 1989 | 19 Oct 1989 |
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Pacific Rim Countries | Jun 1988 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests include all sports, especially rugby and cricket, defence matters, fishing and country activities; Secretary, Queensland Polo Association, 1951 to 1952; Steward, Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland 1951 to 1952, 1954 to 1961, 1983 to 1984; Member, Apex, 1958 to 1962; President, Macfie Clan Society of Australia
Sources:
Image sourced from the collection of Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service
[Last Modified: Monday, 14 August 2017]