John Ward Greenwood (born 29 April 1934) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Biography
Greenwood was born in
Kingsford, New South Wales, the son of Albert Francis Greenwood and his wife Lila (née Ward). He was educated at various state schools across Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria before attending
Church of England Grammar School
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. He then graduated from the
University of Queensland
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with a
Bachelor of Arts
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in 1957 and a
Bachelor of Laws
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in 1958.
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He was ]admitted to the bar
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in 1958 and the next year was practicing as a barrister
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until 1976. He was also a part-time lecturer in commercial law 1962-1965 and a captain in Reserve Army Legal Corps.[
Greenwood married Barbara Mary Ellen Conrad and together had a son and two daughters.][
]
Public career
Greenwood took over the seat of Ashgrove from the retiring fellow Liberal
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, Doug Tooth, at the 1974 Queensland state election
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.[ He held Ashgrove until the state election in ]1983
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,[ when he was defeated by the former international ]cricketer
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, Tom Veivers
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of the Labor Party.[Veivers, Mr Thomas Robert (Tom)]
— Queensland Parliament
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. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
He held many roles whilst in politics including:[
* Minister for Survey, Valuation, Urban and Regional Affairs 1976-1977
* Minister for Survey and Valuation 1977-1980
* Member of the select committee on Subordinate Legislation 1975-1976
* Queensland Representative on the Australian Parliamentary Delegation to Canada 1976
* Delegate to the Australian Constitutional Convention 1976
* Member of the select committee on Privileges 1980
* Member of the Parliamentary Refreshment Rooms Committee 1980
* Member of the Parliamentary delegation to Asia 1981
* Delegate-elect to the Constitutional Convention 1983
]
References
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Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
1934 births
Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland
Living people