Bruce Davidson (politician)
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Bruce William Davidson is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal
member for Noosa
in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
from 1992 to 2001.
Davidson was born in Leeton
, New South Wales
, and was a retailer and restauranteur before entering politics. Elected as Noosa's first MP in 1992, he was Shadow Minister for Tourism, Consumer Affairs and Regional Development from 1995 to 1996, and served as the minister during the Borbidge
Government from 1996 to 1998. Following the formation of the Beattie
Government in 1998, he became Shadow Minister for Fair Trading and Consumer Affairs, serving until 2000. In 2001 he was defeated by Labor
candidate Cate Molloy
.
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
member for Noosa
Electoral district of Noosa
The district of Noosa is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the Sunshine Coast in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on Noosa and stretches northwest to the southern border of Gympie, south to Peregian Springs and west to Eumundi.The seat is currently...
in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
from 1992 to 2001.
Davidson was born in Leeton
Leeton, New South Wales
Leeton is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Leeton is situated approximately 550 km west of Sydney and 450 km north of Melbourne in the productive Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Leeton is administered by Leeton Shire Council...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, and was a retailer and restauranteur before entering politics. Elected as Noosa's first MP in 1992, he was Shadow Minister for Tourism, Consumer Affairs and Regional Development from 1995 to 1996, and served as the minister during the Borbidge
Rob Borbidge
Robert Edward Borbidge AO , Australian politician, was the 35th Premier of Queensland, and leader of the Queensland branch of the National Party...
Government from 1996 to 1998. Following the formation of the Beattie
Peter Beattie
Peter Douglas Beattie , Australian politician, was the 36th Premier of the Australian state of Queensland for nine years and leader of the Australian Labor Party in that state for eleven and a half years...
Government in 1998, he became Shadow Minister for Fair Trading and Consumer Affairs, serving until 2000. In 2001 he was defeated by Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
candidate Cate Molloy
Cate Molloy
Cathryn Molloy is an Australian politician. She was a Labor and independent member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006, representing the district of Noosa....
.