Trevor Perrett

Trevor John Perrett (born 2 August 1941 in Kingaroy, Queensland) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1988 to 1998, representing the electorate of Barambah.[1] Perrett was elected at the 1988 Barambah state by-election as the Citizens Electoral Council candidate. In December 1988 he switched to the Nationals. He represented the seat until his defeat by One Nation candidate Dorothy Pratt at the 1998 state election.[1]

Trevor Perrett
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Barambah
In office 14 April 1988 – 13 June 1998
Preceded by	Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Succeeded by	Dorothy Pratt
Personal details
Born	Trevor John Perrett (1941-08-02) 2 August 1941 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	The Nationals
Other political affiliations	Citizens Electoral Council
Children	Tony Perrett

Perrett was Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry in the government of Rob Borbidge from 1996 to 1998,[1] but was caught out having a sexual relationship lasting several years with a prostitute, Colleen Jefferies, who was found dead in her Brisbane home in 1996 in suspicious circumstances.[2][3]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
2. Bray, Hillary (16 June 2002). "Rodent's jaunt and Nauruan snub". Crikey. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
3. Wanna, John (December 1998). "Queensland January to June 1998" (PDF). Australian Journal of Politics and History. 44 (4): 590. doi:10.1111/1467-8497.00040. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Joh Bjelke-Petersen	Member for Barambah 1988–1998	Succeeded by Dorothy Pratt