Alfred Harold "Harry" Black (born 6 April 1947) is a former Australian politician. Born in
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
, he was a small business operator before entering politics. In 1998, he was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Queensland
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 Assembl ...
as the member for
Whitsunday
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, representing
Pauline Hanson
Pauline Lee Hanson (''née'' Seccombe, formerly Zagorski; born 27 May 1954) is an Australian politician who is the founder and leader of One Nation, a right-wing populist political party. Hanson has represented Queensland in the Australian ...
's
One Nation. He remained in the party until December 1999, when the remaining state MPs formed the
City Country Alliance
The City Country Alliance (CCA, initially One Nation Queensland) was a short-lived Australian political party, operating exclusively in Queensland, that briefly held six Queensland state parliamentary seats. It was founded in the wake of Paulin ...
under
Bill Feldman
William Patrick Feldman (born 22 February 1958) is a former Australian politician. Born in Kingaroy, Queensland, Feldman was a police officer before entering politics working close with David Dalgleish, having attained the rank of sergeant in ...
's leadership. Black was the Alliance's spokesman for Employment, Training and Industrial Relations, Mines and Energy, Tourism, Sport and Racing. He was defeated in 2001 by
Labor
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* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
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's
Jan Jarratt.
References
1947 births
Living people
One Nation members of the Parliament of Queensland
Politicians from Brisbane
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
21st-century Australian politicians
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