Preceded by New seat Nationality Australian Succeeded by Mary Crawford Name David Watson | Preceded by Bill Lickiss Role Australian Politician Succeeded by Bruce Flegg | |
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Full Name David John Hopetoun Watson Born 29 January 1945 (age 79)
Sydney, New South Wales ( 1945-01-29 ) Political party Liberal Party of Australia Party Liberal Party of Australia Education University of Queensland, Ohio University, Ohio State University | ||
David John Hopetoun Watson (born 29 January 1945) was an Australian politician.
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Early life
Born 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.
Politics
In 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 1996-1998 and Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party 1998-2001. During his last term, he was the only non-Labor MLA from Brisbane.