Bill Wood (politician)

Bill Wood
AM
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Cook
In office
17 May 1969 – 27 May 1972
Preceded byBunny Adair
Succeeded byEdwin Wallis-Smith
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Barron River
In office
27 May 1972 – 7 December 1974
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byMartin Tenni
Personal details
Born(1935-11-04)4 November 1935
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Died19 May 2024(2024-05-19) (aged 88)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Political partyLabor
RelationsLes Wood (father), Peter Wood (twin brother)
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
OccupationTeacher

Bill Wood AM (4 November 1935 – 19 May 2024) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly.

Career

Wood was elected to the Queensland Parliament as the Labor member for Cook in 1969, transferring in 1972 to the new seat of Barron River.[1] He was defeated in 1974 by Country Party candidate Martin Tenni.[1]

Wood was elected the first ACT Legislative Assembly in 1989, re-elected to the 2nd Assembly in 1992, elected to represent Brindabella in the Assembly in 1995, 1998 and 2001 general elections.[2] He did not contest the 2004 ACT general election.[3]

In 2013, Wood was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "significant service to the community and the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory".[4]

Personal life

Wood's identical twin brother Peter Wood, and their father Les Wood also served terms in the Queensland Parliament.[1] Les was also briefly the leader of the Queensland ALP prior to his death in 1958.[5] Wood died on 19 May 2024, aged 88.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly" (PDF). ACT Legislative Assembly. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Electorate of Molonglo First Preference Results". 2004 Election. ACT Electoral Commission. 2004. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  4. ^ "WOOD, Bill". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. ^ "A life lived, and lost, for Labor". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Bill WOOD". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  7. ^ Bushnell, Ian (24 May 2024). "State Funeral for former Labor MLA Bill Wood". Riotact. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Cook
1969–1972 		Succeeded by
New district Member for Barron River
1972–1974 		Succeeded by


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