Bell, Alexander James Douglas, OAM (Lex)
Personal
Birth Date:
13 July 1945 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
John Douglas Bell and Ada Florence (nee Bush)
Education:
Master of Laws (with Distinction), Bond University; Bachelor of Laws, University of Queensland; Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland
Career
Solicitor
Local Government Service:
Alderman, Gold Coast City Council, 1985 to 1988; Mayor, Gold Coast City Council, 1988 to 1994; Councillor, Gold Coast City Council, 1994 to 2001
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly | IND | Surfers Paradise | 5 May 2001 | 7 Feb 2004 | Defeated |
Speeches:
All Speeches
Parliamentary Service
Description | From | To |
---|---|---|
Member, Estimates Committee B | 30 Apr 2003 | 18 Aug 2003 |
Member, Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee | 26 Mar 2003 | 13 Jan 2004 |
Member, Estimates Committee G | 18 Apr 2002 | 30 Jul 2002 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Chancellor, Anglican Catholic Church in Australia; Chairman, St Stephen's Colleges Coomera, Pimpama and Gladstone; Vice-chairman, Radio Station 4CRB; President, Alliance Franchise on the Gold Coast; Director, Gold Coast Arts Centre Pty Ltd. Member, Lions Club of Surfers Paradise for 35 years. Policy interest: public transport
Sources:
Who's Who in Queensland, 2007 ed; Image sourced from the collection of the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 13 June 2017]