David Watson (Queensland politician)

Australian politician

David Watson

Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party
Elections: 2001
In office
23 June 1998 – 28 February 2001
Deputy| Bob Quinn
Preceded by| Joan Sheldon
Succeeded by| Bob Quinn
Shadow Minister for Energy
In office
22 April 2003 – 7 February 2004
Leader| Lawrence Springborg
Preceded by| Jeff Seeney
Succeeded by| Jeff Seeney
Shadow Treasurer of Queensland
In office
2 July 1998 – 17 February 2001
Leader| Rob Borbidge
Preceded by| David Hamill
Succeeded by| Jeff Seeney
Minister for Public Works and Housing
of Queensland
In office
28 April 1997 – 26 June 1998
Premier| Rob Borbidge
Preceded by| Ray Connor
Succeeded by| Robert Schwarten
Deputy Leader of the
Queensland Liberal Party
In office
13 May 1990 – 24 September 1992
Leader| Denver Beanland
Joan Sheldon
Preceded by| Denver Beanland
Succeeded by| Santo Santoro
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Forde
In office
1 December 1984 – 11 July 1987
Preceded by| New seat
Succeeded by| Mary Crawford
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Moggill
In office
2 December 1989 – 7 February 2004
Preceded by| Bill Lickiss
Succeeded by| Bruce Flegg
Personal details
Born|

David John Hopetoun Watson

(1945-01-29) 29 January 1945 (age 79)
Sydney
Nationality| Australian
Political party| Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater| University of Queensland
Ohio State University
Occupation| Accountant

David John Hopetoun Watson (born 29 January 1945)[1] is an Australian former politician.

## Early life

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Born in Sydney, Watson was educated at the University of Queensland and Ohio State University before becoming an accountant. He was Professor of Accounting and Dean of Commerce and Economics at the University of Queensland before entering politics.[1]

## Politics

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In 1984, Watson was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Forde. He was defeated in the next federal election in 1987, but in 1989 was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Moggill. He was the Queensland Minister for Housing and Public Works 1997–1998 and Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party 1998–2001.[2] As state Liberal leader and Deputy Leader of the Opposition, he led the Liberals into the 2001 state election, which saw Labor reelected in a record landslide. Watson himself was nearly swept up in that year's massive Labor wave, surviving by only 396 votes. He was left as the only non-Labor MLA from Brisbane.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Watson, Dr David John Hopetoun". Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
2. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 13 July 2008.

Parliament of Australia

Preceded by

New seat

|  Member for Forde
1984–1987  | Succeeded by

Mary Crawford

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by

Bill Lickiss

|  Member for Moggill
1989–2004  | Succeeded by

Bruce Flegg

Political offices
Preceded by

Joan Sheldon

|  Parliamentary Leader of the Liberal Party in Queensland
1998–2001  | Succeeded by

Bob Quinn

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