Ken Smyth

For other people named Kenneth Smyth, see Kenneth Smyth (disambiguation).

Kenneth William Smyth (born 4 October 1948) is a former Australian politician.^[1]

Ken Smyth
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bowen
In office 1 November 1986 – 19 September 1992
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	Kenneth William Smyth (1948-10-04) 4 October 1948 (age 76) Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Tru-Dell Martin (m.1968, separated 1990)
Occupation	Carpenter, Coal mining industry

He was born in Rockhampton to Frederick Tomas Smyth and Annie Maud, née Gray; his parents separated two years after his birth. He attended both state and Catholic schools in Mackay before becoming a carpenter and then a miner with the Utah Company's Peak Downs coalmine. A member of the Labor Party, he was a Belyando Shire Councillor from 1982 to 1991 and in 1986 was elected as the member for Bowen in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. In 1992 his seat was abolished and he ran unsuccessfully for Charters Towers.^[2]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
2. Waterson, D.B. (1993). Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament, 1981–1992. Casket Publications. p. 40.

Parliament of Queensland
New seat	Member for Bowen 1986–1992	Abolished