Leo Francis Gately (15 June 1937 – 25 August 2021) was an Australian politician. He was born at West Wyalong to Patrick Leo Joseph Gately and his wife Eleanor Agnes, ''née'' Barton. On 3 September 1960, he married Helen Gallagher, with whom he had four children. From 1971 to 1973, he sat on Newcastle City Council and served as a member of the New South Wales Police Force, before moving to Queensland, where he became involved with the National Party. He served one term (1986–89) as the member for

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in the Queensland Legislative Assembly before being defeated at the 1989 state election by the

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candidate,

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