Simpson, Gordon Leslie
Personal
Birth Date:
3 June 1929 (Sea Lake, Victoria)
Death Date:
10 May 2017 (Nambour, Queensland, Australia)
Parents:
Hugh Leslie Simpson and M Catto
Family:
Norma Start on 7 March 1953, 2 sons, 2 daughters
Education:
Hampton High School; Scotch College, Melbourne; Dookie Agricultural College; Diploma of Agricultural Science
Religion:
Christian
Career
Self-employed agronomist, agricultural journalist and company director; Primary producer
Party Positions:
- Member, Government Party Committees: Public Works; Main Roads, Expo and Police; Industry; Small Business; Communications and Technology.
- Member, Premier's Committees: Tourism; National Parks and Sport; Corrective Service; Administrative Services and Valuation; Justice and Attorney-General. 1987
- Member, Premier's Committees: Works and Housing; Health; Environment; Valuation and Administrative Services. 1983 - 1986
- Member, Premier's Committees: Treasury; Environment; Valuation and Administrative Services. 1981 - 1983
- Secretary, Parliamentary National Party.
- Member, Management Committee, Central Council.
- Chairman, Conservation and Environment Committee. 1974 - 1985
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly | NP | Cooroora | 7 Dec 1974 | 2 Dec 1989 |
Parliamentary Service
Description | From | To |
---|---|---|
Member, Library Committee | ||
Minister for Mines, Energy and Minister for The Arts | 25 Nov 1987 | 1 Dec 1987 |
Chairman, Select Committee of Subordinate Legislation | 1984 | 1986 |
Alternate Delegate, Australian Constitutional Convention | 1983 | 1985 |
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands | 1982 | |
Member, Select Committee of Subordinate Legislation | 1981 | 1986 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests include inventing labour-saving devices, engineering, town planning, surfing and tennis. Secretary, Seed Producers Association and Suncoast Beef Association; Vice-president, Cane Growers Association (Yandina branch) and Noosa Rotary
Sources:
Image sourced from the collection of the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 12 February 2020]