Ron Boswell

Ron Boswell
Leader of the National Party in the Senate
In office
10 April 1990 – 3 December 2007
LeaderTim Fischer
Mark Vaile
Preceded byJohn Stone
Succeeded byNigel Scullion
Senator for Queensland
In office
5 March 1983 – 30 June 2014
Personal details
Born (1940-12-09) 9 December 1940 (age 83)
Perth, Western Australia
Political partyNational
Spouse
Leita Beattie
(m. 1966; died 2021)
EducationSt Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
OccupationSalesman

Ronald Leslie Doyle Boswell AO (born 9 December 1940) is a former Australian politician. He was a Senator for Queensland from 1983 to 2014, representing the National Party. He was the party's Senate leader from 1990 to 2007, a record term. He was also a parliamentary secretary in the Howard government from 1999 to 2003. He was Father of the Senate from 2008 until his retirement in 2014.