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Keith Wright (Australian politician)
Keith Wright | |||||||||||||
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| Leader of the Opposition in Queensland Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland Elections: 1983 | |||||||||||||
| In office 20 October 1982 – 29 August 1984 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ed Casey | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Nev Warburton | ||||||||||||
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton Rockhampton South (1969–1972) | |||||||||||||
| In office 17 May 1969 – 5 November 1984 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Rex Pilbeam | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Paul Braddy | ||||||||||||
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| Born | Keith Webb Wright 9 January 1942 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||
| Died | 13 January 2015 (aged 73) Vietnam | ||||||||||||
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| Spouse(s) | Allison Donohue (1987–1992) Barbara Mitchell | ||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Keith Webb Wright (9 January 1942 – 13 January 2015) was an Australian politician, teacher, and Baptist preacher who was Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland and Leader of the Opposition in Queensland between 1982–1984. Following his career in state politics, Wright sat in federal parliament for Labor between 1984–1993 in the seat of Capricornia.[1]
In 1993, while a member of parliament, Wright was jailed for eight years for indecent dealing and rape.[2]
- ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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