Rosemary Kyburz Explained

Rosemary Kyburz
Constituency Am1:Salisbury
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:7 December 1974
Term End1:22 October 1983
Predecessor1:Doug Sherrington
Successor1:Wayne Goss
Birth Date:16 April 1944
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Birthname:Rosemary Annette Plim
Nationality:Australian
Party:Liberal Party
Spouse:Rolf Kyburz
Rob Akers
Children:2
Occupation:School teacher

Rosemary Annette Kyburz (née Plim; born 16 April 1944) Member of the Queensland State Parliament (1974–1983) as the Liberal Member for Salisbury.[1]

Kyburz married fellow politician Rob Akers while in parliament, the first time sitting members had married each other. The two had two children. Another first was Kyburz giving birth to her first son while a parliamentarian.[1]

Kyburz was a well-known supporter of feminist causes in 1970s Queensland politics. She and her husband both lost their seats in the 1983 Liberal Party electoral collapse after National Party Premier (Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen) characterised many of the Liberal Party members of his Coalition government as "ratbags".

She later stated that she would prefer to lose her seat to a Labor Party candidate than a National: she received her wish, being defeated in 1983, shortly after giving birth, by Wayne Goss.[1]

Personal life

Kyburz was born Rosemary Annette Plim in Sydney, Australia, daughter of John Bruce Plim and Zoe Rose Plim. She married her first husband, Rolf Kyburz in Argentina.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 25 January 2015.