Bill_Nunn_(politician)

Bill Nunn (politician)

Bill Nunn (politician)

Australian politician

William George Nunn (born 27 February 1932) is a former Australian politician.[1] He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

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Early life

Nunn was born during the Great Depression in Maryborough, the son of Robert Nunn whose ancestors arrived in Maryborough on the ship Great Queensland in 1874.[2] His mother Eileen Marie Murphy who was descended from Irish settlers. He worked as a business manager.

Politics

Nunn served as a Hervey Bay Councillor from 1987 to 1990.[1]

In 1989, Nunn moved to state politics and was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Isis.[1] After Isis was abolished before the 1992 election Nunn transferred to the new seat of Hervey Bay.[1] Nunn served as a backbencher until his defeat in 1998[1] by One Nation candidate, David Dalgleish.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Index to Registers of Immigrant Ships' Arrivals 1848-1912" (PDF).
  3. [3]
    "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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