Bob Scott (politician)

Bob Scott
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Cook
In office
12 November 1977  2 December 1989
Preceded by Eric Deeral
Succeeded by Steve Bredhauer
Personal details
Born Robert William Scott
(1931-09-28)28 September 1931
Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia
Died 19 January 2011(2011-01-19) (aged 79)
Caboolture, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s) Jennifer Helen Forster (m.1954)
Alma mater Queensland Institute of Technology
Occupation Electrical engineer

Robert William "Bob" Scott (28 September 1931 19 January 2011) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Gordonvale to Robert William Scott and Ina Mary, née McClosky. After attending local state schools he studied for an Associate Diploma in Electrical Engineering at the Queensland Institute of Technology. As an electrical engineer he worked with the North Queensland Electricity Board in Cairns and Giru. A member of the Australian Labor Party, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1977 as the member for Cook. From 1983 he was Opposition Spokesman on Northern Development and Aboriginal and Island Affairs, stepping down in 1986. He retired from politics in 1989, and died in Caboolture in 2011.[1]

References

  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Eric Deeral
Member for Cook
19771989
Succeeded by
Steve Bredhauer


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