Lex Bell

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Alexander James Douglas "Lex" Bell OAM (born 13 July 1945) is an Australian politician. Born in Brisbane, he received a Master of Laws from Bond University and a Bachelor of Law from the University of Queensland before becoming a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland. He was also on Gold Coast City Council from 1985–2001, including a period as mayor 1988–1994. He was also a chancellor with the Anglican Catholic Church.[1]

On 20 March 2001, former National Party Premier and member for Surfers Paradise Rob Borbidge resigned from the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. Bell contested the resulting by-election as an independent, and was successful. He held the seat until the 2004 state election, when he was defeated by the Liberal Party's John-Paul Langbroek.[1] Mr Bell announced in late 2011 he would contest his former council seat of Division 7 in Surfers Paradise which he successfully won back on April 28, 2012.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Queensland Parliament (2004). "Bell, Alexander James Douglas (Lex) OAM". Retrieved 17 March 2009. 
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Rob Borbidge		 Member for Surfers Paradise
2001–2004 		Succeeded by
John-Paul Langbroek


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