Luke Woolmer

Lucas Scott "Luke" Woolmer (born 25 January 1965) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1995 to 1998, representing the electorate of Springwood.

Luke Woolmer
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Springwood
In office 15 July 1995 – 13 June 1998
Preceded by	Molly Robson
Succeeded by	Grant Musgrove
Personal details
Born	Lucas Scott Woolmer 25 January 1965 Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party
Occupation	Royal Australian Navy, Information Technology

Early career

Prior to 1995 Springwood was held by Molly Robson of the Labor Party, who held the seat in the 1992 election with a majority of 10%.[1] Woolmer, who worked in the Information Technology sector prior to running for parliament,[2] entered the election on the tail of the so-called "koala tollway" controversy, in which the Labor government had planned to build a tollway through a koala sanctuary. Woolmer won the election by 18.5%, having received a swing of 19.4% on the back of the preferences from the minor parties.[1]

Parliament

While in parliament Woolmer served as an undersecretary with a focus on IT issues.[3] He helped to establish the government's Ministerial Council for IT & T, and he had hoped to become the state's first IT minister after the 1998 election.[2] This, however, was not to be, as a swing back to Labor saw Woolmer lose his seat to Labor's Grant Musgrove by a narrow margin.[4]

Later years

After his 1998 loss, Woolmer ran unsuccessfully for pre-selection in the Federal seat of McPherson,[5] before returning to work in the IT sector.[6]

References

1. Green, Anthony. "Springwood (Key Seat)". ABC Elections: 2009 Queensland Election. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
2. Pennington, Sylvia (30 June 1998). "IT ministry eludes ambitious advocate". The Australian. p. 58.
3. Hellaby, David (13 February 2001). "Beattie ahead in high-tech poll race". The Australian. p. 55.
4. Layton, Rachael (24 November 2000). "Turmoil deepens". Albert & Logan News. Brisbane, Australia. p. 1.
5. Atkins, D. (30 June 1998). "A fading star". The Courier Mail. Brisbane, Australia. p. 14.
6. "Luke Leaves". Albert & Logan News. Brisbane, Australia. 9 June 1999. p. B3.