David John Hopetoun Watson (born 29 January 1945)[1] is an Australian former politician.
David Watson | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party Elections: 2001 | |
| In office 23 June 1998 – 28 February 2001 | |
| Deputy | Bob Quinn |
| Preceded by | Joan Sheldon |
| Succeeded by | Bob Quinn |
| Shadow Minister for Energy | |
| In office 22 April 2003 – 7 February 2004 | |
| Leader | Lawrence Springborg |
| Preceded by | Jeff Seeney |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Seeney |
| Shadow Treasurer of Queensland | |
| In office 2 July 1998 – 17 February 2001 | |
| Leader | Rob Borbidge |
| Preceded by | David Hamill |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Seeney |
| Minister for Public Works and Housing of Queensland | |
| In office 28 April 1997 – 26 June 1998 | |
| Premier | Rob Borbidge |
| Preceded by | Ray Connor |
| Succeeded by | Robert Schwarten |
| Deputy Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party | |
| In office 13 May 1990 – 24 September 1992 | |
| Leader | Denver Beanland Joan Sheldon |
| Preceded by | Denver Beanland |
| Succeeded by | Santo Santoro |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Forde | |
| In office 1 December 1984 – 11 July 1987 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Mary Crawford |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Moggill | |
| In office 2 December 1989 – 7 February 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Lickiss |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Flegg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David John Hopetoun Watson 29 January 1945 Sydney |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland Ohio State University |
| Occupation | Accountant |
Early life
editBorn in Sydney, Watson was educated at the University of Queensland and Ohio State University before becoming an accountant. He was Professor of Accounting and Dean of Commerce and Economics at the University of Queensland before entering politics.[1]
Politics
editIn 1984, Watson was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Forde. He was defeated in the next federal election in 1987, but in 1989 was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Moggill. He was the Queensland Minister for Housing and Public Works 1997–1998 and Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party 1998–2001.[2] As state Liberal leader and Deputy Leader of the Opposition, he led the Liberals into the 2001 state election, which saw Labor reelected in a record landslide. Watson himself was nearly swept up in that year's massive Labor wave, surviving by only 396 votes. He was left as the only non-Labor MLA from Brisbane.
References
edit- ^ a b "Watson, Dr David John Hopetoun". Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
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