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Warwick Raymond Parer, AM (6 April 1936 – 14 March 2014) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Queensland from 1984 to 2000. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served as Minister for Resources and Energy in the Howard government from 1996 to 1998.
Warwick Parer | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Resources and Energy | |
| In office 11 March 1996 – 21 October 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | David Beddall (Resources) |
| Succeeded by | Nick Minchin (Industry, Science and Resources) |
| Senator for Queensland | |
| In office 22 November 1984 – 11 February 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Kathy Martin |
| Succeeded by | George Brandis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1936 Wau, Territory of New Guinea |
| Died | 15 March 2014 (aged 77) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Mining executive, politician |
Parer was born in Wau in the Australian-administered Territory of New Guinea (present-day Papua New Guinea).[1] His uncle Damien Parer was a war photographer who was killed by the Japanese in 1944.[2] Parer was educated at St. Joseph's Nudgee College in Brisbane and at the University of Melbourne, where he received a Bachelor of Commerce.[1]
Parer became a member of the Senate in 1985.[1] Following the announcement of the 1987 Senate election results, Parer was one of four senators who received a six-year term as a consequence of which method was chosen to allocate the seats.[3]
From March 1996 to October 1998, Parer was Minister for Resources and Energy in John Howard's government. He retired from the Senate on 11 February 2000,[1] and George Brandis was appointed to fill the casual vacancy.[4]
Parer was president of the Queensland Liberal Party from 2006 until February 2008.
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He was chair of the Coalition of Australian Governments Independent Energy Review Panel and a member of the Governing Council of the Old Parliament House (Qld).
He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2005.[5]
He was also appointed chair of the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Foundation in 2010, and chairman of the Board of Stanwell Corporation Limited in May 2012.[6]
Parer died on Friday 14 March 2014, aged 77.[7]
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