Ray Hollis Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon
Ray Hollis
Office:Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Term Start:28 July 1998
Term End:21 July 2005
Predecessor:Neil Turner
Successor:Tony McGrady
Constituency:Redcliffe
Constituency Am1:Redcliffe
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:2 December 1989
Term End1:21 July 2005
Predecessor1:Terry White
Successor1:Terry Rogers
Birth Date:30 January 1940
Birth Place:London, England
Birthname:Raymond Keith Hollis
Nationality:Australian
Party:Labor
Occupation:Transport industry

Raymond Keith "Ray" Hollis (born 30 January 1940) is a former Australian politician (unrelated to another Australian politician, Colin Hollis). Born in London, he migrated to Australia in 1962 as a merchant seaman and worked in a variety of occupations, including a railway worker, cook, paper mill operator, insurance salesman and a position with the Victorian Corrective Services. He later owned a transport and distribution business.

As a member of the Australian Democrats, Hollis contested the 1983 and 1984 federal elections. In 1986, he joined the ALP. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1989 as the Labor member for Redcliffe. On 28 July 1998 he became Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. He held the position until 21 July 2005, when he resigned his seat, triggering a by-election.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=2785444147 Hollis, Hon. Raymond Keith (Ray)