Bob Scott (Queensland politician) explained

Bob Scott
Constituency Am1:Cook
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:12 November 1977
Term End1:2 December 1989
Predecessor1:Eric Deeral
Successor1:Steve Bredhauer
Birth Date:28 September 1931
Birth Place:Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia
Death Place:Caboolture, Queensland, Australia
Birthname:Robert William Scott
Nationality:Australian
Party:Labor
Spouse:Jennifer Helen Forster (m.1954)
Alma Mater:Queensland Institute of Technology
Occupation:Electrical engineer

Robert William 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 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 6 February 2015.