Keith Wright (Australian politician)

Keith Wright
Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland
Elections: 1983
In office
20 October 1982 – 29 August 1984
Preceded byEd Casey
Succeeded byNev Warburton
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton
Rockhampton South (1969–1972)
In office
17 May 1969 – 5 November 1984
Preceded byRex Pilbeam
Succeeded byPaul Braddy
Federal politics
Member of the Australian Parliament for Capricornia
In office
1 December 1984 – 13 March 1993
Preceded byDoug Everingham
Succeeded byMarjorie Henzell
Personal details
Born
Keith Webb Wright

9 January 1942
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Died13 January 2015(2015-01-13) (aged 73)
Vietnam
Political party
SpouseBarbara Mitchell
Children1
Parent(s)Lindsay Gilbert Wright
Pauline Lizette
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Teacher
  • Politician
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Keith Webb Wright (9 January 1942 – 13 January 2015) was an Australian politician, teacher, and Baptist preacher who was Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland and Leader of the Opposition in Queensland between 1982–1984. Following his career in state politics, Wright sat in federal parliament for Labor between 1984–1993 in the seat of Capricornia.[1]

In 1993, while a member of parliament, Wright was jailed for eight years for indecent dealing and rape.[2]

  1. ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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