Peter Wood (politician)

Peter Wood OAM (4 November 1935 24 January 2010) was an Australian politician.

Peter Wood

Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Toowoomba East
In office
28 May 1966  27 May 1972
Preceded byMervyn Anderson
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Toowoomba South
In office
27 May 1972  7 December 1974
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byJohn Warner
Personal details
Born(1935-11-04)4 November 1935
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Died24 January 2010(2010-01-24) (aged 74)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor
Spouse(s)Robin Hadorn
RelationsLes Wood (father), Bill Wood (twin brother)
OccupationTeacher

Wood and his identical twin brother Bill were the sons of Les Wood, also a Labor politician.[1] Peter was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1966, representing Toowoomba East; he moved to Toowoomba South in 1972 but was defeated in 1974.

Following his defeat Wood spent 22 years on Toowoomba City Council, serving as deputy mayor for 12 of those. He moved to Noosa in 2007 and died from cancer in 2010.[2]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Iconic Peter Wood loses battle".
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Mervyn Anderson
Member for Toowoomba East
19661972
Abolished
New seat Member for Toowoomba South
19721974
Succeeded by
John Warner


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