Preceded by Neil Turner Succeeded by Terry Rogers Party Australian Labor Party Preceded by Terry White Role Australian Politician | Constituency Redcliffe Name Ray Hollis Succeeded by Tony McGrady Nationality Australian | |
Full Name Raymond Keith Hollis Born 30 January 1940 (age 84)
London, England ( 1940-01-30 ) | ||
Raymond Keith "Ray" Hollis (born 30 January 1940) is a former Australian politician. Born in London, England, he migrated to Australia in 1962 as a merchant seaman and worked in a variety of occupations, including a railway worker, cook, paper mill operator, insurance salesman and a position with the Victorian Corrective Services. He later owned a transport and distribution business. As a member of the Australian Democrats, he contested the 1983 and 1984 federal elections. In 1986, he joined the Australian Labor Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1989 as the Labor member for Redcliffe. On 28 July 1998 he was appointed Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. He held the position until 21 July 2005, when he resigned his seat, triggering a by-election.