Shaw, Eric Frank
Personal
Birth Date:
12 January 1936 (Wynnum, Queensland)
Parents:
Thomas Bourke Shaw and Edna Eileen (nee Reese)
Family:
Joan Young in June 1956, 2 sons, 1 daughter
Education:
Manly State School; Wynnum State High School; Central Technical College
Career
Inspector, Brisbane City Council, water supply, health and sewerage; Apprentice plumber, Alan Moore and Co.; Clerk, Eagers Motors, Newstead, 1950
Local Government Service:
Alderman, Brisbane City Council, Waterloo Bay Ward, April 1967 to March 1977; Chairman, Brisbane City Council Health Committee
Party Positions:
- President, Wynnum Executive.
- Member, Parliamentary Party Executive.
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | IND | Manly | 27 Sep 1988 | 2 Dec 1989 | Did not contest |
| Assembly | ALP | Manly | 1 Nov 1986 | 27 Sep 1988 | |
| Assembly | ALP | Wynnum | 12 Nov 1977 | 1 Nov 1986 |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Opposition Spokesman for Transport and Consumer Affairs | 29 Jun 1988 | 26 Sep 1988 |
| Opposition Spokesman for Local Government and Expo | Mar 1988 | Jun 1988 |
| Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Japan, Hawaii and Western United States | 1985 | |
| Opposition Spokesman for Local Government, Main Roads and Racing | Nov 1983 | May 1985 |
| Opposition Spokesman for Local Government | Jan 1983 | Nov 1983 |
| Opposition Spokesman for Welfare, Aboriginal and Islander Affairs | Oct 1982 | Jan 1983 |
| Member, Parliamentary Select Committee on Education | 1978 | 1979 |
| Opposition Spokesman for Education | Dec 1977 | Oct 1982 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests include sport, youth organisations and conservation. After the 1986 state election, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen broke with tradition and appointed Eric Shaw to the University of Queensland Senate. He visited Montreal and delivered the bid on behalf of the City of Brisbane to hold the 1982 Commonwealth Games, a bid that was ultimately successful. He was the sole opposition representative on the parliamentary select committee inquiring into aspects of education in Queensland. President, Bayside Community and Child Care Centre Committee, 1978. Eric Shaw was a member of 100 local organisations including the Police Welfare Youth Club and the Wynnum Tennis Club
Sources:
Image sourced from the collection of the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service; Courier-Mail, 25 April 1988, p. 2; Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 26 July 2017]