Terence Michael Mackenroth (16 July 1949 – 30 April 2018) was an Australian politician from
Queensland
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, who was a member of the
Labor Party. He served almost 28 years with a notable parliamentary service history and a number of ministerial roles including Treasurer and Deputy Premier.
Early life
Prior to his entry into politics, Mackenroth was principal in a steel fabrication and building company.
Political career
Mackenroth was first elected on 12 November 1977 in the southern
Brisbane
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seat of
Chatsworth.
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Mackenroth was Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Leader of the House from 7 December 1989 to 10 December 1991, then Minister for Housing and Local Government until the Goss government lost power on 19 February 1996.][
While in opposition, Mackenroth was Shadow Minister for Housing, Local Government and Planning, Communication and Information from 17 December 1996 to 26 June 1998.][
On 3 November 1995, Mackenroth opened the first approved 3-story, multi residential timber-framed construction building project in Australia. This is now also the current residence of Dr Tim Winter.
After the ALP returned to power under ]Peter Beattie
Peter Douglas Beattie (born 18 November 1952) is an Australian former politician who served as the 36th Premier of Queensland, in office from 1998 to 2007. He was the state leader of the Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch), Labor Party ...
in 1998, Mackenroth returned to Ministerial rank, picking-up portfolios of Regional and Rural Communities (until 16 December 1999), Local Government and Planning (until 30 November 2000) and Communication and Information (until 22 February 2001).[
Described favourably by Beattie as a "tough son-of-a-bitch", Mackenroth was made Deputy Premier on 30 November 2000 after the former deputy premier, ]Jim Elder
Robert James Elder, OC (born 27 July 1934) is a Canadian retired businessman and former equestrian. He competed at six Olympic Games between 1956 and 1984, winning one gold and one bronze medal. He missed the 1964 and 1980 Olympics because Canad ...
, resigned from the party before he admitted to electoral fraud at a Criminal Justice Commission inquiry into electoral rorting. With the developing scandal, Beattie trusted Mackenroth to help him save the government. He was known as "The Fox" within government for his political intelligence and strategies.
On 22 February 2001, Mackenroth took on the position of Treasurer. He remained as Treasurer and Deputy Premier for over four years until his resignation from parliament on 25 July 2005.[
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Post Politics
Mackenroth was appointed a director of the Queensland-based property development compan
Devine Limited
on 29 September 2005.
After north Queensland was ravaged by Cyclone Larry
Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry was a tropical cyclone that made landfall in Australia during the 2005–06 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season. Larry originated as a low pressure system over the eastern Coral Sea on 16 March 2006, and wa ...
on 20 March 2006, Mackenroth was appointed to help in the recovery of the region.
In April 2007 Mackenroth was appointed a panelist on the Local Government Reform Commission
Local government in the Australian state of Queensland describes the institutions and processes by which towns and districts can manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by the ''Local Government Act 1993–2007''. Queensland is div ...
.
Mackenroth was an independent director at Queensland Rugby League
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and a former director of the Australian Rugby League
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. In November 2016, Mackenroth was appointed interim chairman of the Central Queensland Capras
Central Queensland Capras are a semi-professional rugby league football club primarily based in Rockhampton, Queensland and representing Central Queensland. They currently play in the Queensland Cup, the premier rugby league competition in Quee ...
in Rockhampton
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following the resignation of Geoff Murphy. His role with the Capras was to assist with the transition process, restructure the club and help find a new board. He previously acted in a similar role at the Northern Pride in Cairns
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.
Personal life
Mackenroth was married with two daughters Rachel and Jessica and four grandchildren Jordan, Jeremy, Emma and Jacob and was a qualified welder. He was a Roman Catholic
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.
Mackenroth died at Mater Private Hospital
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on 30 April 2018, aged 68 years, from a combination of a lung tumour and pneumonia
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, less than a fortnight after diagnosis of the lung tumour. Twenty years earlier he had been successfully treated for lung cancer.
References
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1949 births
2018 deaths
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland
Australian Roman Catholics
Deaths from cancer in Queensland
Deaths from lung cancer
Deputy Premiers of Queensland
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Treasurers of Queensland
21st-century Australian politicians