Turner, Neil John
Personal
Birth Date:
25 June 1934 (Charleville, Queensland)
Death Date:
4 July 2011 (Nambour, Queensland)
Parents:
Frederick Turner and Ada Ellen (nee Hanlon)
Family:
Ute Berg on 12 December 1960, 1 son, 2 daughters
Education:
Morven State School; Cooper Memorial School, Toowoomba; Gatton Agricultural College
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Grazier
Local Government Service:
Councillor, Murweh Shire Council, 1971 to 1975
Party Positions:
- Member, Ministerial Legislative Committees: Police; Sport; Lands; Local Government. 1975 - 1977
- Member, Ministerial Legislative Committees: Premier's; Maritime Services and Tourism; Lands; Forestry and Water Resources; Culture, National Parks and Recreation. 1978 - 1980
- Member, Ministerial Legislative Committees: Education; Environment, Valuation and Administrative Services; Lands, Local Government. 1981 - 1983
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly | NP | Warrego | 7 Dec 1974 | 1 Nov 1986 | Did not contest |
Assembly | NP | Nicklin | 2 Dec 1989 | 12 Jun 1998 |
Speeches:
All Speeches
Parliamentary Service
Description | From | To |
---|---|---|
Chair (ex officio), Select Committee on Procedural Review | 24 Apr 1996 | 9 Jul 1996 |
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly | 2 Apr 1996 | 13 Jun 1998 |
Chair, Standing Orders Committee | 2 Apr 1996 | 19 May 1998 |
Member, Public Accounts Committee | 15 Sep 1995 | 2 Apr 1996 |
Member, Parliamentary Criminal Justice Committee | 10 Nov 1992 | 30 May 1995 |
Opposition Spokesman for Police and Emergency Services | Jan 1991 | Nov 1992 |
Alternate Delegate, Australian Constitutional Convention | 1983 | |
Minister for Primary Industries | 7 Nov 1983 | 30 Nov 1986 |
Minister for Transport | 19 Aug 1983 | 7 Nov 1983 |
Temporary Chairman of Committees | Feb 1983 | Aug 1983 |
Delegate, 6th Australasian and Pacific Parliamentary Seminar, Canberra, Hobart, Wellington and Apia | 1982 | |
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Asia | 1980 | |
Member, Parliamentary Buildings Committee | 1979 | 1983 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests include politics, community affairs, cricket, tennis, football and racing.
Sources:
Image sourced from the collection of the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 26 July 2017]