Scassola, Guelfi Paul
Personal
Birth Date:
19 April 1940 (Innisfail, Queensland)
Death Date:
27 August 2002 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Alessio Paolo Scassola and Dorina Guerrina (nee Ruffini)
Family:
Denise Dorothea Nixon on 28 Februrary 1973, 2 sons, 1 daughter
Education:
Silkwood State Primary School; Silkwood Convent School; St Stephen's School, Brisbane; St Patrick's School, Coorparoo, Brisbane; Kangaroo Point State Primary School; Brisbane State High School; University of Queensland, Bachelor of Law, 1963
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Solicitor
Party Positions:
- Member, Government Party Committees: Justice; Aboriginal and Island Affairs; Welfare; Treasury; Education. 1978 - 1980
- State Vice President. 1973 - 1977
- Member, Liberal Party Federal Council. 1971 - 1975
- Member, State Policy Committee. 1969 - 1977
- Member, State Executive. 1965 - 1968
- Member, Young Liberal State Council. 1964 - 1967
- Member of various party policy committees and also held numerous positions on electorate and area bodies.
- Parliamentary representative to State Policy Committee.
- Member, Government Party Committees: Justice; Works and Housing; Treasury; Education .
- Member, State Executive. 1969 - 1973
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | LIB | Mount Gravatt | 12 Nov 1977 | 22 Oct 1983 |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Alternate Delegate, Australian Constitutional Convention, 1983 and 1978 | ||
| Member, Joint Parties Committee on Unemployment, 1978 | ||
| Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Asia and Pacific Regions | 1981 | |
| Deputy Chairman | Mar 1981 | |
| Member, Select Committee on Subordinate Legislation | 1978 | |
| Member, Parliamentary Printing Committee | 1978 | 1980 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests include cricket, racing, Lions and gardening. Member: Queensland Turf Club; Tattersall's Club, Brisbane; Brisbane Cricket Ground; and Lions International. Past President, Lions Club, Brisbane Metropolitan. Foundation President, Down's Syndrome Association. Mr Scassola was part of the `Ginger group' which sought to maintain a Liberal identity within the coalition arrangement. In 1983, along with seven other Liberals, he voted with the Labor Party on a motion to establish the Public Accounts Committee
Sources:
Image sourced from the collection of the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 26 July 2017]