Hooper, Kevin Joseph (Kev)
Personal
Birth Date:
9 July 1928 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Death Date:
9 March 1984 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
George Cyril Hooper and Katherine (nee Moriarty)
Family:
Beryl Theresa Kelly on 19 December 1953, 5 sons, 1 daughter
Education:
Torwood Primary and Secondary Schools
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Shop Assistant, Wardsman (Dental Hospital), Storeman, Clerk; State Organiser, Federal Miscellaneous Workers Union
Party Positions:
- Campaign Director, Oxley . 1972
- Campaign Director, Salisbury. 1969
- President, Oxley Federal Division Executive Committee.
- President, Inala Branch of the State Labor Party.
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly | ALP | Archerfield | 27 May 1972 | 9 Mar 1984 | Died in office |
Parliamentary Service
Description | From | To |
---|---|---|
Member, Refreshment Rooms Committee | ||
Member, Committee of Subordinate Legislation | ||
Parliamentary Delegation to Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and the South Pacific | 1978 | |
Secretary, Parliamentary Labor Party | 1974 | 1977 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Chairman of Directors, Brothers St Marks Leagues Club, Inala; He became a champion of the underdog and attacked prostitution, massage parlours, drugs, illegal gambling, white collar crime and mismanagement of building society funds; Interests included literature and opera
Sources:
Image sourced from the collection of the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service.; Courier-Mail, Saturday, 10 March 1984
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 25 July 2017]