Frederick Alexander Campbell (17 January 1911 – 11 September 1995) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Biography

Campbell was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of Matthew Hale Campbell and his wife Annie Jessie (née Jullyan). He was educated in Brisbane and worked in the family poultry business after he left school. He later was an insurance officer specializing in fire and general insurance. On 14 May 1936 he married Ellen McConachie (died 2008)Ellen Campbell (1910 - 2008)
— Heaven Address. Retrieved 3 May 2016. and together had a son and two daughters. Campbell died in September 1995 and was cremated at

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— Heaven Address. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

Public career

Campbell, for the Liberal Party, won the new seat of Aspley at the

1960 Queensland state election Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 28 May 1960 to elect the 78 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The election followed the enactment of the ''Electoral Districts Act 1958'' which increased the Assembly from ...

. He represented the seat for twenty years before retiring at the

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state election. Nicknamed affectionately as "Chooky" by the then Labor opposition, Campbell held several ministerial portfolios whilst in politics including: * Minister for Labour Relations 1977-1980 * Minister for Industrial Development 1967-1972 * Minister for Development and Industrial Affairs 1972-1974 * Minister for Industrial Development, Labour Relations and Consumer Affairs 1974-1977 * Minister for Transport 1977 * Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party 1976-1980

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Frederick Alexander Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1911 births 1995 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland People educated at Brisbane State High School 20th-century Australian politicians