Preceded by New seat Political party Liberal Party Religion Church of England | Nationality Australian Occupation Insurance officer | |
Full Name Frederick Alexander Campbell Spouse(s) Ellen McConachie (m.1936 d.2008) Party Liberal Party of Australia | ||
Frederick Alexander Campbell (17 January 1911 - 11 September 1995) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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Biography
Campbell was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of Matthew Hale Campbell and his wife Annie Jessie (née Jullyan). He was educated in Brisbane and worked in the family poultry business after he left school. He later was an insurance officer specializing in fire and general insurance.
On the 14th May 1936 he married Ellen McConachie (died 2008) and together had a son and two daughters. Campbell died in September 1995 and was cremated at Albany Creek Crematorium.
Public career
Campbell, for the Liberal Party, won the new seat of Aspley at the 1960 Queensland state election. He represented the seat for twenty years before retiring at the 1980 state election
Nicknamed affectionately as "Chooky" by the then Labor opposition, Campbell held several ministerial portfolios whilst in politics including: