Robert Carl "Bob" Katter (born 22 May 1945) is an Australian federal politician. Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13 Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. He has served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Kennedy, Queensland. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Division of Kennedy is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Until 2001 he represented the National Party of Australia, but left the party that year and continued to hold the seat as an independent. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. He was born in Cloncurry, Queensland, the son of Bob Katter, Sr., who was MP for Kennedy 1966-90. Cloncurry is a town situated in north west Queensland, Australia, 770 kilometres west of the city of Townsville via the Flinders Highway. The Honourable Robert Cummin Katter ( 5 September 1918 – 18 March 1990) was an Australian politician and Minister for the Army Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) He was an investor in cattle and mining interests before entering politics.
Political career
Katter was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1974-92. The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the Unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) He was Minister for Northern Development and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs 1983-87, Minister for Northern Development, Community Services and Ethnic Affairs 1987-89, Minister for Community Services and Ethnic Affairs 1989, Minister for Mines and Energy 1989 and Minister for Northern and Regional Development 1989. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)
Katter's father was a member of the Australian Labor Party until 1957, when he left during the Labor split of that year and joined the Queensland Labor Party, which later became part of the Democratic Labor Party. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the current Australian political party founded after the dissolution of the original DLP He later joined the Country Party, the forerunner of the National Party. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Both Katter and his son retained certain elements of Labor political views from the 1950s, including opposition to privatisation and economic deregulation. Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of business from the Public sector (government to the Private sector (business
While in the Queensland Parliament, Katter junior was a strong supporter of the right-wing populist politics of the Premier, Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Sir Johannes "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen KCMG (13 January 1911 &ndash 23 April 2005] New Zealand -born Australian Politician, was the longest-serving When he transferred to federal politics, he found himself increasingly out of sympathy with the federal Liberal and National parties on economic and social issues. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. In 2001 he resigned from the National Party and easily retained his seat as an independent at the general elections of 2001 and 2004, each time ending up with almost 70 percent of the vote after preferences were distributed. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 November, 2001. Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October, 2004. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member
Katter has formed a good relationship with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in the Parliamentary prayer group. Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957 is the 26th and current Prime Minister of Australia and federal leader of the Centre-left Australian Labor
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Valmond Bird |
Minister for Northern Development and Aboriginal and Island Affairs 1983 – 1986 |
Succeeded by Last Minister for Aboriginal and Islander Affairs |
| Preceded by John Herbert (Community Services) |
Minister for Northern Development and Community Services 1986 – 1987 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Michael Ahern (Ethnic Affairs) |
Minister for Northern Development, Community Services and Ethnic Affairs 1987 – 1989 |
Succeeded by Martin Tenni (Northern Development) |
| Preceded by - |
Minister for Community Services and Ethnic Affairs 1989 |
Succeeded by Thomas Gilmore |
| Preceded by Martin Tenni |
Minister for Mines and Energy and Minister for Northern and Regional Development 1989 |
Succeeded by Tony McGrady (Energy) Thomas Gilmore (Mines) |
| Assembly seats | ||
| Preceded by William Lonergan |
Member for Flinders in Queensland Parliament 1974-1992 |
Succeeded by Abolished in the 1991 redistribution and replaced by the new electorate of Charters Towers |
| Parliament of Australia | ||
| Preceded by Rob Hulls |
Member for Kennedy 1993 – present |
Incumbent |
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