Campbell, Frederick Alexander (Fred)
Personal
Birth Date:
17 January 1911 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Death Date:
11 September 1995 (, Queensland)
Parents:
Matthew Hale Campbell and Annie Jessie (nee Jullyan)
Family:
Ellen McConachie on 14 May 1936, 1 son, 2 daughters
Education:
State primary and high schools in Brisbane
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Insurance officer, Fire and General Insurance; Family poultry business
Party Positions:
- Honorary State Treasurer, Queensland Division. 1960 - 1967
- Member, Liberal Party Federal Executive. 1957 - 1960
- President, Liberal Party. 1957 - 1960
- Member, State Executive. 1953 - 1967
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | LIB | Aspley | 28 May 1960 | 29 Nov 1980 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Alternate Delegate, Australian Constitutional Convention, Perth | 1978 | |
| Minister for Labour Relations | 16 Dec 1977 | 17 Dec 1980 |
| Minister for Transport | 26 Aug 1977 | 16 Dec 1977 |
| Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party | Aug 1976 | |
| Minister for Industrial Development, Labour Relations and Consumer Affairs | 23 Dec 1974 | 16 Dec 1977 |
| Minister for Development and Industrial Affairs | 20 Jun 1972 | 23 Dec 1974 |
| Minister for Industrial Development | 20 Jun 1967 | 20 Jun 1972 |
| Temporary Chairman of Committees | 1964 | 1967 |
| Secretary, Parliamentary Liberal Party | 1964 | 1967 |
| Member, Printing Committee | 1960 | 1967 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests include Rotary, community and youth activities, bowls and golf. Vice-President, Poultry Breeders' Association; Member, World Poultry Science Association; Representative, Queensland Egg Marketing Board; Chairman of Directors, Building Society; Rotarian; Vice-President, Aspley Progess Association; Leader, YMCA; Member, Tattersalls Club and Aspley Bowling Club. Because of his association with poultry farming, he was labelled affectionately as 'Chooky' by the then Labor opposition following his election as the Liberal member for Aspley on 18 May 1960
Sources:
Image sourced from the collection of the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service; Waterson, DB and John Arnold, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982)
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