Peter McKechnie
Queensland Legislative Assembly for Carnarvon | |
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| In office 7 December 1974 – 27 November 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Henry McKechnie |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Springborg |
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| Born | Peter Richard McKechnie 9 February 1941 Grazier |
Peter Richard McKechnie (9 February 1941 – 26 May 2011) was an Australian politician.
He was born in
Queensland Legislative Assembly. When his father retired at the election that year, Peter McKechnie was elected as his successor. In 1983 he was appointed Minister for Tourism, National Parks, Sport and the Arts, moving to Industry and Technology in 1986 and to Family Services and Welfare Housing in 1987. In January 1989 he became Minister for Transport, but in September announced his retirement from politics to care for his wife, who was ill. McKechnie died in Toowoomba in 2011.[1]
References
- ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
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