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Australian politician

Kevin Lingard
Manager of Opposition Business in Queensland
In office
12 March 2001 – 29 January 2007
LeaderMike Horan
Lawrence Springborg
Jeff Seeney
Preceded byDenver Beanland
Succeeded byStuart Copeland
Minister for Families, Youth and Community Care
In office
26 February 1996 – 13 February 1998
PremierRob Borbidge
Preceded byMargaret Woodgate (Family and Community Services)
Tom Burns (Youth)
Succeeded byNaomi Wilson
Deputy Leader of the
Queensland National Party
In office
29 September 1992 – 13 February 1998
LeaderRob Borbidge
Preceded byBrian Littleproud
Succeeded byMike Horan
Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
In office
5 July 1989 – 2 November 1989
Preceded byLin Powell
Succeeded byJim Fouras
In office
17 February 1987 – 24 November 1987
Preceded byJohn Warner
Succeeded byLin Powell
Minister for Environment and Health
In office
25 November 1987 – 1 December 1987
PremierJoh Bjelke-Petersen
Preceded byMike Ahern
Succeeded byLeisha Harvey (Health)
Geoff Muntz (Environment)
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Beaudesert
Fassifern (1983–1992)
In office
22 October 1983 – 20 March 2009
Preceded bySelwyn Muller
Succeeded byAidan McLindon
Personal details
BornKevin Rowson Lingard
(1942-08-14) 14 August 1942 (age 82)
Miles, Queensland
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal National Party
Other political
affiliations		The Nationals
OccupationHigh School Principal, sport commentator

Kevin Rowson "Kev" Lingard (born 14 August 1942) is an Australian former politician. He was a National Party (Liberal National from 2008 onwards) member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1983 to 2009 and a former Deputy Leader of the Nationals in Queensland. Before entering politics, Lingard represented Queensland in both rugby league and rugby union.

Political career

Lingard first entered state parliament as the member for Fassifern at the 1983 state election. He held the seat until its abolition at the 1992 state election, upon which he won the replacement seat of Beaudesert. He remained the member for Beaudesert until his retirement at the 2009 state election.

Lingard served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from February to November 1987. He resigned the Speakership to accept the position of Minister for Health and Environment in the dying days of the Joh Bjelke-Petersen premiership. He held the job for just a week, until Mike Ahern became Premier of Queensland on 1 December 1987, and Lingard was not included in the ministry. Lingard again became Speaker in September 1989, retaining the position until November that year, when his party lost the 1989 state election.

Lingard served as Deputy Leader of the National Party from 1992 to 1998. When the National Party returned to government in 1996, Lingard was appointed Minister for Families, Youth and Community Care under the premiership of Rob Borbidge. He retained the portfolio until he was fired by Borbidge in February 1998 for a "clerical error", a $538 dinner claim made by his then senior policy adviser, Wendy Howard, in August 1996. The claim was rejected by the Treasury department - Lingard was one of eight people who attended the dinner.

At the March 2009 state election, Lingard retired as the member for Beaudesert and was replaced as Liberal National Party candidate by Aidan McLindon.

Personal life

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Lingard was born in the Queensland town of Miles. He is married with two daughters and one son.

References

  1. ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. "Kev Lingard skips Parliament for Rugby World Cup". The Courier Mail. 6 September 2007.
  3. "14th February 1998 - Today's Headlines from Australia's first Internet daily".
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded byJohn Warner Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
1987 		Succeeded byLin Powell
Preceded byLin Powell Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
1989 		Succeeded byJim Fouras
Preceded bySelwyn Muller Member for Fassifern
1983–1992 		Abolished
New seat Member for Beaudesert
1992–2009 		Succeeded byAidan McLindon
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