Albert Hales (born 9 November 1932) is an Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the

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from 1974 until 1977, representing the electorate of Ipswich West. Hales was born in

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, and was educated at the Bundamba and Ipswich Central state schools and

Ipswich Grammar School , motto_translation = Work and Honour , address = Darling Street , city = Ipswich , state = Queensland , postcode = 4305 , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Independent, single-sex, day & b ...

. He initially trained as an electrician, working in that trade from 1948 until 1963, became a newsagent from 1963 to 1966, and was a real estate agent and property developer thereafter. He also served as president of the Ipswich branch of the Real Estate Institute of Queensland and as treasurer of the Central Methodist Mission in Ipswich. Hales was elected as the National Party member for the usually safe Labor seat of Ipswich West amidst the National-Liberal landslide at the 1974 election. He was defeated at the 1977 election. He married Elaine Merle Webb on 2 April 1955, and has three children.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hales, Albert 1932 births National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland Living people Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly