Mick Veivers

Michael Desmond Veivers AM (born 12 August 1939) was the Member for Southport from 1987 to 2001 and was Minister for Emergency Services and Sport in the Borbidge Government.^[1] He had previously been a Rugby League international.^[2]

Mick Veivers AM
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Southport
In office 12 June 1987 – 17 February 2001
Preceded by	Doug Jennings
Succeeded by	Peter Lawlor
Personal details
Born	Michael Desmond Veivers (1939-08-12) 12 August 1939 (age 85) Southport, Queensland, Australia
Political party	National Party
Occupation	International footballer, TV commentator, Farmer
Rugby league career
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1965–69 Manly Warringah 66 5 0 1 17 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1962–66 Australia 6 0 0 0 0
As of 13 February 2021
Relatives	Phil Veivers (cousin) Tom Veivers (cousin)

Veivers was born at Southport in Queensland, Australia.^[3] He attended St. Joseph's Nudgee College. He played football in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for the Souths Magpies and represented Queensland and Australia. He also played in Sydney for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.^[4] His cousin, Greg Veivers, was also a rugby league international. Another cousin, Tom Veivers, represented Australia in cricket and also became a Queensland politician.

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
2. "2004 Queensland Election - Details for Southport". ABC Online. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
3. "Profile - Mick Veivers". Gold Coast Sporting Hall of Fame. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
4. qrl.com.au. "Queensland Representatives". History. Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2012.

Political offices
Preceded by Doug Jennings	Member for Southport 1987–2001	Succeeded by Peter Lawlor
Preceded by Ken Davies	Queensland Minister for Emergency Services 1996–1998	Succeeded by Stephen Robertson
Preceded by Bob Gibbs	Queensland Minister for Sport 1996–1998	Succeeded by Bob Gibbs