Don Livingstone Explained

Don Livingstone
Office:Queensland Government Chief Whip
Term Start:22 February 1995
Term End:20 February 1996
Premier:Wayne Goss
Predecessor:Warren Pitt
Successor:Lawrence Springborg
Constituency Am1:Ipswich West
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:17 February 2001
Term End1:9 September 2006
Predecessor1:Jack Paff
Successor1:Wayne Wendt
Term Start2:2 December 1989
Term End2:13 June 1998
Predecessor2:David Underwood
Successor2:Jack Paff
Birth Date:1 October 1948
Birth Place:Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
Death Place:Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Birthname:Donald Wallace Livingstone
Nationality:Australian
Party:Labor
Alma Mater:Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education
Occupation:Political advisor

Donald Wallace Livingstone (1 October 1948  - 15 October 2015) was a politician in Queensland, Australia.

Early life

Donald Wallace Livingstone was born in Kingaroy, Queensland on 1 October 1948. He moved to Ipswich at the age of seven. He was married to his wife Cheryl in October 1972; the couple had two children. Livingstone and his wife owned two delicatessens, earning him the nickname "Deli Don".

Politics

Livingstone was a policy advisor to the Minister for Public Works and Housing before entering politics himself. He was the Labor Party's Queensland campaign director 1983 - 1986, and served on Ipswich City Council from 1985 to 1990. In 1989, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for Ipswich West. In 1998, he was defeated by Jack Paff, the One Nation candidate. Livingstone defeated Paff (running for the City Country Alliance) in 2001, and served until his retirement in 2006.[1]

Later life

Livingstone died from stomach cancer at the Ipswich Hospice on 15 October 2015.[2] Several hundred people attended his funeral at the North Ipswich Reserve on 20 October 2015. At the funeral, Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale announced that he would honour Livingstone's dying wish to see the hospice's car parking and pedestrian crossing upgraded. He was buried at Warrill Park Cemetery.[3]

Legacy

The bridge over the Bremer River at One Mile/Leichhardt was named the Don Livingstone One Mile Bridge in February 2015.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 8 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150208053650/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1113445454. 8 February 2015. live. dmy-all.
  2. News: Former state Labor MP and Ipswich councillor Don Livingstone dies. Motherwell. Sarah. 15 October 2015. The Courier-Mail. 22 October 2015.
  3. Web site: Deli Don honoured as a hero of working voters. Queensland Times. 2015-10-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20151022233727/http://www.qt.com.au/news/hundreds-gather-farewell-don-linvingstone/2814566/. 22 October 2015. live. dmy-all.
  4. News: Bridge honour for Livingstone. Bennion. Brian. 19 February 2015. Queensland Times. 16 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929033334/http://www.qt.com.au/news/bridge-honour-for-livingstone/2548203/. 29 September 2015. live. dmy-all.