Eric Shaw (politician) explained

Eric Shaw
Constituency Am1:Wynnum
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:12 November 1977
Term End1:1 November 1986
Predecessor1:Bill Lamond
Successor1:Seat abolished
Constituency Am2:Manly
Assembly2:Queensland Legislative
Term Start2:1 November 1986
Term End2:2 December 1989
Predecessor2:New seat
Successor2:Jim Elder
Birth Date:12 January 1936
Birth Place:Wynnum, Queensland, Australia
Birthname:Eric Frank Shaw
Nationality:Australian
Party:Labor
Otherparty:Independent
Spouse:Joan Young
Occupation:Plumber, Clerk

Eric Frank Shaw (born 12 January 1936) is a former Australian politician.

He was born in Wynnum to Thomas Bourke Shaw and Edna Eileen (née Reese). He attended Manly State School, Wynnum State High School and Central Technical School, becoming a clerk with Eagers Motors in Newstead in 1950 and then an apprentice plumber for Alan Moore & Co. Later he was a water supply, health and sewerage inspector for Brisbane City Council, to which he was elected in 1967.

A Labor member, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1977 as the member for Wynnum. From 1982 he was Opposition Spokesman on Welfare, Aboriginal and Islander Affairs, moving to Local Government in January 1983 (to which Main Roads and Racing were added in November). In 1987 he lost his Labor endorsement and became an independent, retiring in 1989.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 31 January 2015.