Wood, Bill

Personal

Wood, Bill
Birth Date: 4 November 1935 (Toowoomba, Queensland)
Parents: Leslie Arnold Wood and Alice Annie Margaret (nee Reyment)
Family: E Bohm on 11 November 1959, 4 children
Education: Toowomba state primary and secondary schools; Queensland Teachers College; University of Queensland
Religion: Church of England

Career

Teacher and school principal, Cairns

Parliamentary Representation

House Party Electorate From To Elected/Departure Reason
Assembly ALP Cook 17 May 1969 27 May 1972
Assembly ALP Barron River 27 May 1972 7 Dec 1974

Additional Information

Notes: Member, Barron Valley Family Planning Association and Youth Club; North Queensland Council for Social Development
Sources: Image courtesy of Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly; Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982); Sydney Morning Herald, 'Political motive behind dismissal, teacher claims', 2 February 1978; Courier-Mail, 'Opposition leader now has twin teachers in family', 11 December 1957
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 11 July 2017]