Trevor John Perrett (born 2 August 1941 in

Kingaroy Kingaroy is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the junction of the D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highways, north-west of the state capital Brisbane and south west of Gympie. As a ...

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) is a former

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n politician. He was a member of the

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from 1988 to 1998, representing the electorate of Barambah. Perrett was elected at the 1988 Barambah state by-election as the

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candidate. In December 1988 he switched to the Nationals. He represented the seat until his defeat by One Nation candidate Dorothy Pratt at the 1998 state election. Perrett was Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry in the government of

Rob Borbidge Robert Edward Borbidge (born 12 August 1954) is a former Australian politician who served as the 35th Premier of Queensland from 1996 to 1998. He was the leader of the Queensland branch of the National Party, and was the last member of that p ...

from 1996 to 1998, but was caught out having a sexual relationship lasting several years with a prostitute, Colleen Jefferies, who was found dead in her Brisbane home in 1996 in suspicious circumstances.

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1941 births Living people Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland People from Kingaroy Australian Citizens Party politicians {{Australia-National-politician-stub