Cahill, Brian John
Personal
Birth Date:
16 February 1931 (Innisfail, Queensland)
Death Date:
8 March 2015 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Sylvester Stephen Cahill and Eileen Patricia (nee O'Brien)
Family:
(2) Denise Bone on 5 February 1966, (1) Pamela Holmes on 23 January 1955, 3 children
Education:
Goondi (via Innisfail) State School; Innisfail Convent; Marist Brothers, Innisfail; Cairns High School; Nudgee College; Certificate of Teaching, Queensland Teachers College; University of Queensland
Religion:
Catholic
Career
Primary and secondary school teacher; Radio and television newsreader/journalist; Company director
Party Positions:
- Member of the following Government Party Committees: Treasury; Education; Welfare Services and Ethnic Affairs; Tourism, National Parks, Sport and The Arts.
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | NP | Aspley | 22 Oct 1983 | 1 Nov 1986 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Member, Refreshment Rooms Committee |
Additional Information
Notes:
Fellow, Australian Council of Music and Drama; Director, Operations (Radio) XII Commonwealth Games in 1982; Drama Consultant, Queensland Education Department 1989; Commissioner, Narbethong School for Handicapped, Association for Better Hearing; Member, Lions Medical Foundation and Cerebral Palsy Association, Mater Hospital. First grade rugby and cricket representative. Foundation director and player, Queensland Light Opera Company (now defunct and reformed as Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company), Brisbane. Member, Coastguard and various sporting clubs. He did not contest the 1986 election due to losing endorsement
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 31 May 2017]