Peter Wood (politician)

Peter Wood OAM (4 November 1935 – 24 January 2010) was an Australian politician.

Peter Wood OAM
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Toowoomba East
In office 28 May 1966 – 27 May 1972
Preceded by	Mervyn Anderson
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Toowoomba South
In office 27 May 1972 – 7 December 1974
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	John Warner
Personal details
Born	(1935-11-04)4 November 1935 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Died	24 January 2010(2010-01-24) (aged 74) Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor
Spouse(s)	Robin Hadorn
Relations	Les Wood (father), Bill Wood (twin brother)
Occupation	Teacher

Wood and his identical twin brother Bill were the sons of Les Wood, also a Labor politician.[1] Peter was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1966, representing Toowoomba East; he moved to Toowoomba South in 1972 but was defeated in 1974.

Following his defeat Wood spent 22 years on Toowoomba City Council, serving as deputy mayor for 12 of those. He moved to Noosa in 2007 and died from cancer in 2010.[2]

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Iconic Peter Wood loses battle".

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Mervyn Anderson	Member for Toowoomba East 1966–1972	Abolished
New seat	Member for Toowoomba South 1972–1974	Succeeded by John Warner