Neil Turner (Australian politician)

Neil John Turner (25 June 1934 – 4 July 2011) was a National Party politician from Queensland. He served as the Minister of Transport and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.[1]

The Hon Neil Turner
Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
In office 2 April 1996 – 13 June 1998
Preceded by	Jim Fouras
Succeeded by	Ray Hollis
Constituency	Nicklin
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warrego
In office 2 December 1974 – 1 November 1986
Preceded by	Jack Aiken
Succeeded by	Howard Hobbs
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Nicklin
In office 2 December 1989 – 22 June 1998
Preceded by	Bob King
Succeeded by	Peter Wellington
Personal details
Born	Neil John Turner 25 June 1934 Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Died	4 July 2011 (aged 77) Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Country Par/National Party

Turner was born in 1934 in Charleville. He served as the member for Warrego between 1974 and 1986, and the member for Nicklin between 1990 and 1998,[2] when he lost his seat to independent Peter Wellington. He served as Speaker from 1996 until his 1998 defeat.

On 4 July 2011, Turner died at the age of 77.[3]

References

1. "The Office of the Speaker" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
2. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
3. "Former MP Neil Turner dies aged 77". ABC News. 4 July 2011.