Bill Wood (politician)

Bill Wood AM (born 4 November 1935) is an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland and later the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Queensland Parliament as the Labor member for Cook in 1969, transferring in 1972 to the new seat of Barron River.[1] He was defeated in 1974 by Country Party candidate Martin Tenni.[1]

Bill Wood

AM
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Cook
In office
17 May 1969 – 27 May 1972
Preceded byBunny Adair
Succeeded byEdwin Wallis-Smith
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Barron River
In office
27 May 1972 – 7 December 1974
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byMartin Tenni
Personal details
Born (1935-11-04) 4 November 1935
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor
RelationsLes Wood (father), Peter Wood (twin brother)
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
OccupationTeacher

Wood was elected the first ACT Legislative Assembly in 1989, re-elected to the 2nd Assembly in 1992, elected to represent Brindabella in the Assembly in 1995, 1998 and 2001 general elections.[2] He did not contest the 2004 ACT general election.[3]

Wood was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2013 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to the community and the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory".[4]

Wood's identical twin brother Peter Wood, and their father Les Wood also served terms in the Queensland Parliament.[1] Les was also briefly the leader of the Queensland ALP prior to his death in 1958.[5]

References
  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly" (PDF). ACT Legislative Assembly. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  3. "Electorate of Molonglo First Preference Results". 2004 Election. ACT Electoral Commission. 2004. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  4. "WOOD, Bill". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. "A life lived, and lost, for Labor". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Bunny Adair		 Member for Cook
1969–1972		 Succeeded by
Edwin Wallis-Smith
New district Member for Barron River
1972–1974		 Succeeded by
Martin Tenni


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