Jeff Knuth Explained

Jeff Knuth
Office2:Leader of the Country Party Queensland
Deputy2:Paddy Embry
Frank Hough
Term Start2:5 August 1999
Term End2:2 May 2000
7 February 2004 – 6 September 2008
Predecessor2:Party established
Successor2:Party merged;
(New Country Party,
One Nation Queensland)
Office4:Party Whip in the
Queensland Legislative Assembly
Leader4:Bill Feldman
Term Start4:23 June 1998
Term End4:23 February 1999
Predecessor4:Office established
Successor4:Jack Paff
Constituency Am5:Burdekin
Assembly5:Queensland Legislative
Term Start5:13 June 1998
Term End5:17 February 2001
Predecessor5:Mark Stoneman
Successor5:Steve Rodgers
Birth Date:9 March 1962
Birth Place:Ayr, Queensland, Australia
Birthname:Jeffrey Alan Knuth
Party:One Nation (1997–1999; 2014–2017)
Otherparty:National (before 1997)
Independent (1999; 2003–2004)
Queensland Country (1999–2000)
City Country Alliance (2000–2003)
New Country (2004–2008)
Liberal National (2008–2011)
Australian (2011–2014)
Occupation:Painter and decorator
(Self-employed)
Relations:Shane Knuth (brother)

Jeffrey Alan Knuth (born 9 March 1962) is an Australian politician.

Biography

Born in Ayr, Queensland, he was a painter and decorator before entering politics. In 1998, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as a member of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, representing the seat of Burdekin. He was party whip and spokesperson for Public Works and Housing until 23 February 1999, when he resigned from the party to sit as an independent. On 5 August, he formed the Country Party Queensland (initially known as New Country Party QLD) as a splinter group from One Nation, but on 18 February 2000 joined the larger City Country Alliance, led by Bill Feldman.[1] He was defeated by Labor's Steve Rodgers in 2001, and contested the seat in the 2004 state election as an independent with the support of federal independent MP Bob Katter. While he lost, his preferences were enough to help the Nationals' Rosemary Menkens defeat Rodgers. He later became aligned with the national New Country Party.

His brother, Shane Knuth, won the seat of Charters Towers for the National Party and later joined Katter's Australian Party with Jeff.

He rejoined One Nation in 2014. The following year, he contested the 2015 state election in the seat of Thuringowa as a One Nation candidate. He was unsuccessful in winning the seat, polling fourth with 7.4% of the vote.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 5 February 2015.