Marc Rowell | |
Constituency Am1: | Hinchinbrook |
Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start1: | 2 December 1989 |
Term End1: | 9 September 2006 |
Predecessor1: | Ted Row |
Successor1: | Andrew Cripps |
Birth Date: | 5 April 1938 |
Birth Place: | Beecroft, New South Wales, Australia |
Birthname: | Marcus Hosking Rowell |
Nationality: | Australian |
Party: | National Party |
Relations: | Sugarcane grower |
Marcus Hosking "Marc" Rowell (5 April 1938 - 13 April 2018) was an Australian politician. Born in Beecroft, New South Wales, he was a cane farmer and fruit grower in Queensland before entering politics. In 1989, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the National Party member for Hinchinbrook. In 1998, he was appointed Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry, but lost the position when the Coalition was defeated at elections later that year. Rowell held various posts in the shadow ministry but retired at the 2006 state election.[1]