Bruce Laming
Australian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bruce Edric Laming (14 June 1938 – 11 September 2017) was an Australian Liberal Party politician in the Queensland parliament.[1] Laming held the seat of Mooloolah from 1992 until 2001 and served as Shadow Public Works and Housing Minister and Deputy Opposition Whip.[1] He is the father of Andrew Laming who was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for the Division of Bowman at the 2004 federal election.[2]
Bruce Laming | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Mooloolah | |
| In office 19 September 1992 – 17 February 2001 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bruce Edric Laming 14 June 1938 Melbourne, Australia |
| Died | 11 September 2017 (aged 79) Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Relations | Andrew Laming (son) |
| Occupation | Wool classer, soldier |
The electorate of Mooloolah was renamed Kawana before the 2001 Queensland state election.[3] At the election, Laming suffered an 18.7 percent swing against him and lost the seat to Labor's Chris Cummins.[3]
Laming died on 11 September 2017 in the Sunshine Coast aged 79, following a long battle with dementia.[4]
- Laming, Bruce, "Scheme for jobless also has benefits for business", Business Queensland, 12 May 1997.
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