Peter Wood (Australian politician)

Peter Wood
OAM
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Toowoomba East
In office
28 May 1966  27 May 1972
Preceded by Mervyn Anderson
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Toowoomba South
In office
27 May 1972  7 December 1974
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by John Warner
Personal details
Born Peter Wood
4 November 1935
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Died 24 January 2010 (aged 74)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s) Robin Hadorn
Relations Les Wood (father), Bill Wood (twin brother)
Occupation Teacher
Religion Church of England

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.[1] 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.[2]

References

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Mervyn Anderson
Member for Toowoomba East
19661972
Abolished
New seat Member for Toowoomba South
19721974
Succeeded by
John Warner