Kevin Joseph (Kev) Hooper, (9 July 19289 March 1984), was an Australian politician representing the Labor Party. He was a member of the

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for the Electoral district of Archerfield from 1972 till his death in 1984. Nicknamed "Big Vinnie" after a notorious

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informant, he was known for championing the cause of the

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; he was outspoken in his attacks on illegal prostitution, drugs, gambling, and white-collar crime. Hooper died after surgery in 1984. He is buried in

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.Hooper Kevin Joseph
— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 12 August 2014

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1928 births 1984 deaths Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub