Peter Prenzler Explained

Dr Peter Prenzler
Office1:Deputy Leader of One Nation Queensland
Leader1:Bill Feldman
Term Start1:6 February 1999
Term End1:22 April 2003
Predecessor1:Dorothy Pratt
Successor1:Rosa Lee Long
Constituency Am:Lockyer
Assembly:Queensland Legislative
Term Start:13 June 1998
Term End:17 February 2001
Predecessor:Tony FitzGerald
Successor:Bill Flynn
Birth Name:Peter Ross Prenzler
Birth Date:3 April 1952
Birth Place:Boonah, Queensland, Australia
Birthname:Peter Ross Prenzler
Nationality:Australian
Party:City Country Alliance (1999–2003)
Otherparty:One Nation (1997–1999)
Occupation:Veterinary surgeon
(Self–employed)

Peter Ross Prenzler (born 3 April 1952) is a former Australian politician. Born in Boonah, he served in the Royal Australian Artillery and the Citizens Military Force 1969 - 1971. He was a veterinary surgeon at Kalbar 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 Lockyer. He remained in the party until December 1999, when he and the other One Nation MPs left the party to form the City Country Alliance, of which Prenzler became deputy leader. In addition to the deputy leadership, he held the position of spokesperson for Health, Primary Industries, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy, Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage, Fair Trading and Women's Policy. He contested the 2001 state election but was defeated by One Nation candidate Bill Flynn.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 8 February 2015.