Ray Connor | |
Constituency Am1: | Nerang |
Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start1: | 2 December 1989 |
Term End1: | 17 February 2001 |
Predecessor1: | Tom Hynd |
Successor1: | Seat abolished |
Birth Date: | 1954 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Birthname: | Raymond Thomas Connor |
Nationality: | Australian |
Party: | Liberal Party |
Occupation: | Businessman |
Raymond Thomas "Ray" Connor (born 4 December 1954) is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Nerang in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1989 to 2001.
Connor was born in Sydney, and was a businessman prior to his election. In 1992 he was appointed to the Coalition front bench as Shadow Minister for Business, Industry and Regional Development. Following the Coalition's 1995 election win, he became Minister for Public Works and Housing until 1997, when he left the ministry. Connor's seat was abolished in 2001 and he unsuccessfully contested the new seat of Mudgeeraba.[1]