Ray Hopper

Ray Hopper
Leader of Katter's Australian Party in Queensland
In office 29 November 2012 – 2 February 2015
Preceded by	Robbie Katter
Succeeded by	Robbie Katter
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Condamine
In office 21 March 2009 – 31 January 2015
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Pat Weir
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Darling Downs
In office 17 February 2001 – 21 March 2009
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	(1960-03-03) 3 March 1960 Jandowae, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Katter's Australian Party (2012–present) Previous affiliations: Independent (before 2001) National (2001–2008) Liberal National (2008–2012)
Children	Benjamin Hopper

Raymond Gordon "Ray" Hopper (born 3 March 1960) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2001 to 2015. Originally elected as the member for Darling Downs as an independent in 2001, he joined the National Party later that year and the Liberal National Party in 2008.

On the abolition of his seat of Darling Downs in 2008, Hopper was elected as the member for Condamine. On 24 November 2012, Hopper resigned from the Liberal National Party and joined Katter's Australian Party. On 29 November it was announced that he had become the parliamentary leader of Katter's Australian Party, taking over from Robbie Katter, the son of the party's founder. He contested Nanango for the party in 2015, but was defeated.

Political career

During his time in Parliament, Hopper held a range of roles in opposition, namely the Shadow Minister for Racing, the Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, the Shadow Minister for Employment and Training, the Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, the Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Water, the Shadow Minister for Food Security and Agriculture, and the Shadow Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Rural and Regional Queensland.