Ken McElligott | |
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| Member of theQueensland Legislative Assembly forTownsville | |
| In office 22 October 1983 – 1 November 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Norman Scott-Young |
| Succeeded by | Tony Burreket |
| Member of theQueensland Legislative Assembly forThuringowa | |
| In office 1 November 1986 – 13 June 1998 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Ken Turner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Victor McElligott (1940-02-14)14 February 1940 Maryborough,Queensland,Australia |
| Died | 28 May 2021(2021-05-28) (aged 81) |
| Political party | Labor |
| Occupation | Administrative Officer |
Kenneth Victor McElligott (14 February 1940 – 28 May 2021) was an Australian politician.
He was born inMaryborough. After working as an administrative officer atJames Cook University, he was elected toTownsville City Council in 1976. A member of theLabor Party, he became Deputy Mayor in 1980. He held these positions until 1983, when he was elected to theQueensland Legislative Assembly as the member forTownsville, transferring to the new seat ofThuringowa in 1986. Immediately after his election he was appointed Opposition Spokesman on Welfare Services, Youth and Ethnic Affairs, shifting to Health in 1985, to Regional and Northern Development and Small Business in 1987, and to Local Government and Small Business in 1988. With the election of theGoss government in 1989 he became Minister for Health, serving until 1991. He returned to the front bench in 1995 as the Minister for Lands, serving until the government's defeat on the floor of the Assembly in 1996. McElligott was defeated in 1998 byOne Nation candidateKen Turner.[1]
| Parliament of Queensland | ||
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| Preceded by | Member forTownsville 1983–1986 | Succeeded by |
| New seat | Member forThuringowa 1986–1998 | Succeeded by |
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