David Francis Jull (4 October 1944 – 13 September 2011) was an Australian politician. He was a long-serving Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Bowman, Queensland, from 1975 to 1983 and Fadden, Queensland, from 1984 to 2007, serving a total of 30 years. He was a minister in the government of John Howard.
He was Deputy General Manager of the Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation 1983–84.[3]
Politics
Jull was reelected to parliament at the 1984 election. He was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1989–94, and was Minister for Administrative Services 1996–97.[3] He resigned from the ministry following accusations that he had failed to prevent other MPs from abusing their parliamentary allowances.[4]
Jull was diagnosed with lung cancer, and in 2005 underwent surgery to remove one of his lungs,[5][6] He retired from Parliament at the 2007 election.[3]
Jull died on 13 September 2011 in Brisbane, aged 66. He had no children.[7][8] Jull was accorded a state funeral, which took place on 23 September.[9]
References
^Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN978-0-646-55807-3.
^Who's Who in Australia. North Melbourne: Crown Contents. 2008. p. 1156. ISBN978-1-74095-160-9.