Bruce William Davidson (born 15 March 1951) is a former Australian politician. He was the

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member for

Noosa The Shire of Noosa is a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covers an area of . It existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it was ...

in the

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from 1992 to 2001. Davidson was born in Leeton,

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, and was a retailer and restaurateur before entering politics. Elected as Noosa's first MP in 1992, he was Shadow Minister for Tourism, Consumer Affairs and Regional Development from 1995 to 1996, and served as the minister during the Borbidge Government from 1996 to 1998. Following the formation of the Beattie Government in 1998, he became Shadow Minister for Fair Trading and Consumer Affairs, serving until 2000. In 2001 he was defeated by

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Cate Molloy Cathryn Molloy (born 11 May 1955) is a former Australian politician. She was a Labor and independent member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2001 to 2006, representing the district of Noosa The Shire of Noosa is a local gove ...

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