Preceded by Ray Smith Nationality Australian Other political
affiliations Liberal Party | Succeeded by Pat Comben Political party National Party | |
Full Name Robert Edgar Moore Born 27 June 1923
Murgon, Queensland, Australia ( 1923-06-27 ) Spouse(s) Mildred Miranda Keating (m.1948) Died 6 June 2011, Brisbane, Australia Party National Party of Australia | ||
Robert Edgar "Bob" Moore (27 June 1923 – 6 June 2011) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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Biography
Moore was born at Murgon, Queensland, the son of the Alexander Charles Moore and his wife Ada Irene (née Rippingale). He was educated at Murgon State School and in World War Two joined the RAAF in 1942. He served with the 86th Squadron until 1946 and then served in the Royal Netherlands Indies Air Service until 1947. Moore then worked for Queensland Rail until 1969.
On the 17th January 1948 he married Mildred Miranda Keating and together one daughter. He died in Brisbane in June 2011 and was cremated at the Albany Creek Crematorium.
Public life
Representing the Liberal Party, Moore won the seat of Windsor at the 1969 Queensland state election. After holding the seat for fourteen years, the Liberal Party refused to re-endorse him for the state election in 1983, and Moore then joined the National Party to get endorsement. The change of party did not help him however and at that election he lost his seat to Labor's Pat Comben.
Whilst Smith was never a minister, he held the following roles in the parliament: