Fred Campbell (Australian politician)
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| name = Fred Campbell
| honorific-suffix =
| image =
| caption =
| office = Deputy Leader of the
Queensland Liberal Party
| term_start = 13 August 1976
| term_end = 23 December 1980
| leader = William Knox
Llew Edwards
| predecessor = William Knox
| successor = Sam Doumany
| constituency_AM1 = Aspley
| assembly1 = Queensland Legislative
| term_start1 = 28 May 1960
| term_end1 = 29 November 1980
| predecessor1 = New seat
| successor1 = Beryce Nelson
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1911|1|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|9|11|1911|1|17|df=y}}
| death_place = Queensland, Australia
| restingplace =
| birthname = Frederick Alexander Campbell
| nationality = Australian
| spouse = Ellen McConachie (m.1936 d.2008)
| party = Liberal Party
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| alma_mater =
| occupation = Insurance officer
| profession =
}}
Frederick Alexander Campbell (17 January 1911 – 11 September 1995){{cite book|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/campbell-frederick-alexander-fred-23910 |title=Australian Dictionary of Biography|volume=19|year=2021|chapter=Campbell, Frederick Alexander (Fred) (1911–1995)|author=Darryl Bennet|publisher=Melbourne University Press|editor= Melanie Nolan}} was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=3151910248|accessdate=3 May 2016}}
Biography
Campbell was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of Matthew Hale Campbell and his wife Annie Jessie (née Jullyan). He was educated in Brisbane and worked in the family poultry business after he left school. He later was an insurance officer specializing in fire and general insurance.
On 14 May 1936 he married Ellen McConachie (died 2008)[http://www.heavenaddress.com/restingplace/ellen-campbell/842957 Ellen Campbell (1910 - 2008)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508012854/http://www.heavenaddress.com/restingplace/ellen-campbell/842957 |date=8 May 2016 }} — Heaven Address. Retrieved 3 May 2016. and together had a son and two daughters. Campbell died in September 1995 and was cremated at Albany Creek Crematorium.[http://www.heavenaddress.com/restingplace/frederick-alexander-campbell/861644 Frederick Alexander Campbell ( - 1995)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508011953/http://www.heavenaddress.com/restingplace/frederick-alexander-campbell/861644 |date=8 May 2016 }} — Heaven Address. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
Public career
Campbell, for the Liberal Party, won the new seat of Aspley at the 1960 Queensland state election. He represented the seat for twenty years before retiring at the 1980 state election.
Nicknamed affectionately as "Chooky" by the then Labor opposition, Campbell held several ministerial portfolios whilst in politics including:
- Minister for Labour Relations 1977-1980
- Minister for Industrial Development 1967-1972
- Minister for Development and Industrial Affairs 1972-1974
- Minister for Industrial Development, Labour Relations and Consumer Affairs 1974-1977
- Minister for Transport 1977
- Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party 1976-1980
References
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Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Category:Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland