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Peter Wood (politician)

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Peter Wood
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Toowoomba East
In office
28 May 1966 – 27 May 1972
Preceded byMervyn Anderson
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Toowoomba South
In office
27 May 1972 – 7 December 1974
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byJohn Warner
Personal details
Born(1935-11-04)4 November 1935
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Died24 January 2010(2010-01-24) (aged 74)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabor
SpouseRobin Hadorn
RelationsLes Wood (father), Bill Wood (twin brother)
OccupationTeacher

Peter Wood OAM (4 November 1935 – 24 January 2010) was an Australian politician.

Wood and his identical twin brother Bill were the sons of Les Wood, also a Labor politician.[1] Peter was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1966, representing Toowoomba East; he moved to Toowoomba South in 1972 but was defeated in 1974.

Following his defeat Wood spent 22 years on Toowoomba City Council, serving as deputy mayor for 12 of those. He moved to Noosa in 2007 and died from cancer in 2010.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Mr Peter Wood". Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Iconic Peter Wood loses battle".
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Toowoomba East
1966–1972
Abolished
New seat Member for Toowoomba South
1972–1974
Succeeded by