Ken Turner (Australian politician) explained

Ken Turner
Constituency Am1:Thuringowa
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:13 June 1998
Term End1:7 February 2001
Predecessor1:Ken McElligott
Successor1:Anita Phillips
Birth Date:6 May 1944
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Birthname:Kenneth Turner
Party:Independent (since 1999)
Otherparty:Pauline Hanson's One Nation (1997–1999)
Occupation:Fishery director
(Self–employed)
Profession:Commercial fisherman
Politician
Allegiance:Commonwealth of Australia
Branch:Australian Army Reserve
Rank:Second Lieutenant
Serviceyears:1961–1965
Battles:Vietnam War

Kenneth Turner (born 6 May 1944) is a former Australian politician. He was born in Brisbane. Before his involvement in politics he was a commercial fisherman, and served in the Citizens Military Force 1961 - 1965. In 1998 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as a member of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, representing the seat of Thuringowa.[1] He was appointed Spokesperson for Communication, Local Government, Planning, Regional and Rural Communities, Environment, Heritage and Natural Resources, and Primary Industries on 7 August. On 6 February 1999, together with party colleagues Dorothy Pratt and Shaun Nelson, he resigned from One Nation to sit as an independent.[1] He was defeated by Labor's Anita Phillips in 2001. He contested Thuringowa again at the 2009 state election against sitting Labor MP Craig Wallace, but received only around 11% of the vote.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 15 February 2015.