Bob Katter Politician

Robert Carl Katter (born 22 May 1945) is an Australian federal politician, a member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993 for the Division of Kennedy, and the leader of Katter's Australian Party. He began his federal parliamentary career as a member of the National Party of Australia, but left the party in 2001, holding the seat as an independent for ten years, when he formed his own party, which was registered in September 2011. Prior to his election to federal politics, Katter was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, from 1974 to 1992, representing the seat of Flinders for the National Party. Katter was a minister in the Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen-led National Party government, holding various portfolios between 1983 and 1989.

Personal facts

Bob Katter
Birth dateMay 22, 1945
Birth place
Australia , Cloncurry Queensland
Religion
Catholic Church
Education
University of Queensland

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Member of parliament

other party
National Party of Australia
Independent (politician)
region
Electoral district of Flinders (Queensland)
Division of Kennedy
relation

Politician

military branch
Australian Army Reserve
military rank
Second lieutenant
military unit
11th Brigade (Australia)
party
Katter's Australian Party

Bob Katter on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=HX4
  2. http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/firstspeech.asp?id=HX4
  3. http://www.ausparty.org.au
  4. http://www.bobkatter.com.au/20points.pdf