Preceded by Mervyn Anderson Full Name Peter Wood Role Australian Politician Succeeded by John Warner Name Peter Wood | Preceded by New seat Succeeded by Seat abolished Nationality Australian Party Australian Labor Party | |
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Born 4 November 1935
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia ( 1935-11-04 ) Died January 24, 2010, Toowoomba, Australia | ||
Political party Australian Labor Party | ||
Peter Wood (4 November 1935 – 24 January 2010) OAM was an Australian politician.
Wood and his identical twin brother Bill were the sons of Les Wood, also a Labor politician. Peter was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1966, representing Toowoomba East; he moved to Toowoomba South in 1972 but was defeated in 1974.
Following his defeat Wood spent 22 years on Toowoomba City Council, serving as deputy mayor for 12 of those. He moved to Noosa in 2007 and died from cancer in 2010.
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