Richter, Harold
Personal
Birth Date:
17 January 1906 (Ipswich, Queensland)
Death Date:
18 June 1979 (Coorparoo, Queensland)
Parents:
Federick Richter and Pauline (nee Raeck)
Family:
Gladys B James on 21 January 1933, 2 sons, 2 daughters
Education:
Teviotville State; Ipswich Grammar School
Religion:
Uniting Church
Career
Farmer, Teviotville; Proprietor of an Ipswich agricultural, manufacturing and engineering business
Local Government Service:
Chairman, Boonah Shire Council, 1943 to 1947
Party Positions:
- Vice-President, Queensland Country Party. 1951 - 1955
- President, Queensland Country Party. 1956 - 1960
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly | CP | Somerset | 3 Aug 1957 | 27 May 1972 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
Description | From | To |
---|---|---|
Minister for Local Government and Conservation | 26 Sep 1963 | 29 May 1969 |
Minister for Public Works and Local Government | 4 May 1961 | 26 Sep 1963 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests include bowls. Executive member, Queensland Chamber of Agricultural Societies; President, Boonah Show Society (13 years); Past President, Boonah Rotary Club
Sources:
Image sourced from 'Three Decades of Queensland Political History 1929-1960' by Clem Lack, 1962; Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982); Legge, JS, 'Who's Who in Australia', XIXth Edition, 1968, (Melbourne, Vic: The Herald and Weekly Times Limited)
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 23 August 2017]