Ken O'Dowd
Ken O'Dowd MP | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Flynn | |
Assumed office 21 August 2010 | |
Preceded by | Chris Trevor |
Personal details | |
Born |
Gladstone, Queensland | 30 June 1950
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Liberal National Party |
Domestic partner | Shirley Watts |
Children | 2 |
Kenneth Desmond "Ken" O'Dowd (born 30 June 1950) is an Australian politician representing the Division of Flynn for the Liberal National Party since the 2010 Federal election.
Background
O'Dowd was born in Gladstone, Queensland. He grew up on his parent's farm in Bracewell, Mount Larcom. O'Dowd was educated at Bracewell State School, Mount Larcom High school and Rocky Grammar. While still at school O'Dowd worked on his parent's farm, neighbours' farms, as a contract milker, on the railways as a fettler, on flying gangs, and on the construction of railway lines.[1]
Career
O'Dowd became a payroll clerk at Queensland Aluminium Limited (QAL) Gladstone. From 1970-1978 he worked on the construction of the Bougainville Copper mine in New Guinea. In 1978 he worked at the Gladstone seaport terminal within the fuel industry, until establishing his own Mobil fuel distributorship in Emerald in 1981, which he sold in 1988. He became partner of a Shell distributorship in 1988, which was sold ten years later. In 1998 O'Dowd bought and renovated a Rockhampton pub, renaming it O'Dowd's Irish Pub, which he sold in 2004. From 1998 onwards he operated Busteed Building Supplies.[1][2]
Political career
O'Dowd contested the Division of Flynn for the Liberal National Party at the 2010 Federal election and won the seat from Labor's one term incumbent Chris Trevor.[3] He continued to hold the seat in the 2013 and 2016 elections.
External links
- Ken O'Dowd official website
- APH profile
- Search or browse Hansard for Ken O'Dowd at OpenAustralia.org
References
- 1 2 "ParlInfo - GOVERNOR-GENERALâS SPEECH : Address-in-Reply". parlinfo.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-07-04. C1 control character in
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at position 29 (help) - ↑ 7111;, corporateName=Commonwealth Parliament; address=Parliament House, Canberra, ACT, 2600; contact=+61 2 6277. "Mr Ken O'Dowd MP". www.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2010/08/22/ken-odowd-wins-flynn/%7C The Bulletin: O'Dowd wins Flynn, Retrieved 2010-08-24
Parliament of Australia | ||
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Preceded by Chris Trevor |
Member for Flynn 2010–present |
Incumbent |