Bruce Laming

Bruce Edric Laming (14 June 1938 – 11 September 2017) was an Australian Liberal Party politician in the Queensland parliament.[1] Laming held the seat of Mooloolah from 1992 until 2001 and served as Shadow Public Works and Housing Minister and Deputy Opposition Whip.[1] He is the father of Andrew Laming who was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for the Division of Bowman at the 2004 federal election.[2]

Bruce Laming
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Mooloolah
In office 19 September 1992 – 17 February 2001
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	Bruce Edric Laming (1938-06-14)14 June 1938 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	11 September 2017(2017-09-11) (aged 79) Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party
Relations	Andrew Laming (son)
Occupation	Wool classer, Soldier

The electorate of Mooloolah was renamed Kawana before the 2001 Queensland state election.[3] At the election, Laming suffered an 18.7 percent swing against him and lost the seat to Labor's Chris Cummins.[3]

Laming died on 11 September 2017 in the Sunshine Coast aged 79, following a long battle with dementia.[4]

Publications

• Laming, Bruce, "Scheme for jobless also has benefits for business", Business Queensland, 12 May 1997.

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
2. Schubert, Misha, "Man who leads the pill charge", The Age, 15 February 2006.
3. Kawana election results, ABC Election Coverage - Queensland, 2004.
4. Mcmackin, Francesca (28 December 2017). "Mourners honour Bruce Laming, 'a man who created adventure'". Retrieved 28 December 2017.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by New seat	Member for Mooloolah 1992–2001	Succeeded by Seat abolished