Russell Cooper

For other people named Russell Cooper, see Russell Cooper (disambiguation).

The Honourable
Russell Cooper
AM
33rd Premier of Queensland
In office
25 September 1989 – 7 December 1989
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorWalter Campbell
DeputyBill Gunn
Preceded byMike Ahern
Succeeded byWayne Goss
27th Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
In office
7 December 1989 – 10 December 1991
DeputyRob Borbidge
Preceded byWayne Goss
Succeeded byRob Borbidge
Minister for Police of Queensland
In office
16 February 1996 – 26 June 1998
PremierRob Borbidge
Preceded byPaul Braddy
Succeeded byTom Barton
In office
19 January 1989 – 29 August 1989
PremierMike Ahern
Preceded byBill Gunn
Succeeded byVince Lester
40th Treasurer of Queensland
In office
25 September 1989 – 7 December 1989
Preceded byMike Ahern
Succeeded byKeith De Lacy
10th Leader of the National Party in Queensland
Elections: 1989
In office
25 September 1989 – 10 December 1991
DeputyBill Gunn
Rob Borbidge
Preceded byMike Ahern
Succeeded byRob Borbidge
Minister for Corrective Services of Queensland
In office
9 December 1987 – 19 January 1989
PremierMike Ahern
Preceded byDon Neal
Succeeded byPaul Clauson
Member of the Queensland Parliament
for Crows Nest
Roma (1983–1992)
In office
22 October 1983 – 17 February 2001
Preceded byKen Tomkins
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born
Theo Russell Cooper

(1941-02-04) 4 February 1941 (age 83)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyNational Party
OccupationCattle breeder

Theo Russell Cooper AM (born 4 February 1941) is an Australian retired National Party politician.[1] He was Premier of Queensland for a period of 73 days, from 25 September 1989 to 7 December 1989.[2] His loss at the state election of 1989 ended 32 years of continuous National Party rule over Queensland.[3][4]

  1. ^ "COOPER, Hon. Russell". Queensland Parliamentary Library. Queensland Parliamentary Service. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  2. ^ "GOVERNORS, PREMIERS, SPEAKERS and WOMEN" (PDF). Fact Sheet 11. Queensland Parliamentary Service. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Analysis of Queensland election". ABC Regional Online. 8 February 2004. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012.
  4. ^ Cooper, Russell (3 March 2008). "Interview - Russell Cooper". Four Corners (Interview). Interviewed by Chris Masters. ABC Television. Archived from the original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.