William George Nunn (born 27 February 1932) is a former Australian politician. He was a Member of the

Queensland Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly ...

Early life

Nunn was born during the

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in Maryborough, the son of Robert Nunn whose ancestors arrived in Maryborough on the ship ''Great Queensland'' in 1874. His mother Eileen Marie Murphy who was descended from Irish settlers. He worked as a business manager.

Politics

Nunn served as a Hervey Bay Councillor from 1987 to 1990. In 1989, Nunn moved to state politics and was elected to the

as the

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member for

Isis Isis (; ''Ēse''; ; Meroitic: ''Wos'' 'a''or ''Wusa''; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎, romanized: ʾs) was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingd ...

. After Isis was abolished before the 1992 election Nunn transferred to the new seat of

Hervey Bay Hervey Bay () is a city on the coast of the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located on the Hervey Bay (Queensland), bay of ...

. Nunn served as a backbencher until his defeat in 1998 by One Nation candidate,

David Dalgleish David Bruce Dalgleish (born 13 October 1962) is a former Australian politician who served as the state member of Hervey Bay, a city councillor, and deputy mayor of the Fraser Coast region. Born in Epping, he was a licensed motor mechanic, welde ...

References

1932 births Living people Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly People from Maryborough, Queensland Queensland local councillors Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland {{Australia-Labor-Queensland-MP-stub