Howard Hobbs
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Howard William Thomas Hobbs (born 22 January 1950) is an Australian politician representing the seat of Warrego
in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
since 1 November 1986. He was a member of the National Party of Australia until the Queensland division merged with the Liberal party to form the Liberal National Party of Queensland. Mr Hobbs has been Shadow Minister for Local Government and Planning and for Communities since 28 September 2005.
Hobbs won pre-selection challenge in 2011.
Electoral district of Warrego
The district of Warrego is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The electorate lies in the extreme southwest of Queensland, running along the western part of the border with New South Wales...
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...
since 1 November 1986. He was a member of the National Party of Australia until the Queensland division merged with the Liberal party to form the Liberal National Party of Queensland. Mr Hobbs has been Shadow Minister for Local Government and Planning and for Communities since 28 September 2005.
Hobbs won pre-selection challenge in 2011.
Prior to parliament
- Chairman, Tambo ShireTambo, QueenslandTambo is a town located in central western Queensland, Australia, on the banks of the Barcoo River. Tambo is southeast of the town of Blackall via the Landsborough Highway, and approximately north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Tambo had a population of 345.The town was...
Council, 1980 - 1987 - Tambo ShireTambo, QueenslandTambo is a town located in central western Queensland, Australia, on the banks of the Barcoo River. Tambo is southeast of the town of Blackall via the Landsborough Highway, and approximately north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Tambo had a population of 345.The town was...
Shire Councillor 1975- 1980 - Served in 49 RQR (Royal Queensland Rifles) at WacolWacol, QueenslandWacol is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. According to the 2001 census, a total of 4851 people lived within the boundaries of Wacol. The suburb is located on the east bank of the Brisbane River, 18 km south-west of the Brisbane central business district, on the Brisbane-Ipswich railway...