Bruce Laming Explained

Bruce Laming
Constituency Am1:Mooloolah
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:19 September 1992
Term End1:17 February 2001
Predecessor1:New seat
Successor1:Seat abolished
Birth Date:1938 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Death Place:Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Birthname:Bruce Edric Laming
Nationality:Australian
Party:Liberal Party
Occupation:Wool classer, soldier
Relations:Andrew Laming (son)

Bruce Edric Laming (14 June 1938 – 11 September 2017) was an Australian Liberal Party politician in the Queensland parliament.[1] Laming held the seat of Mooloolah from 1992 until 2001 and served as Shadow Public Works and Housing Minister and Deputy Opposition Whip.[1] He is the father of Andrew Laming who was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for the Division of Bowman at the 2004 federal election.[2]

The electorate of Mooloolah was renamed Kawana before the 2001 Queensland state election.[3] At the election, Laming suffered an 18.7 percent swing against him and lost the seat to Labor's Chris Cummins.[3]

Laming died on 11 September 2017 in the Sunshine Coast aged 79, following a long battle with dementia.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 28 December 2017.
  2. Schubert, Misha, "Man who leads the pill charge", The Age, 15 February 2006.
  3. http://www.abc.net.au/elections/qld/2004/background/kawa.htm Kawana election results
  4. News: Mcmackin. Francesca. Mourners honour Bruce Laming, 'a man who created adventure'. 28 December 2017. 28 December 2017.