Robert Malcolm "Bob" Harper (17 November 1944 – 2 November 2017) was an Australian politician. He was a Member of the

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Early life

Harper was born in

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, and worked as an accountant before entering politics.

Politics

Harper was a

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branch chairman, secretary and treasurer. In 1995 he was elected to the

as the

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member for

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. Appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer and Arts Minister in 1997, he lost his seat to a

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candidate in 1998.

Later life

Harper died on 2 November 2017. His funeral was held at St Catherine's Anglican Church, Middle Park, Brisbane on Friday 10 November 2017 and was buried that day at Centenary Memorial Gardens in

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References

1944 births 2017 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Politicians from Brisbane {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub