Trevor Watts (politician)

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Trevor Watts
Member of the Queensland Parliament
for Toowoomba North
Assumed office
24 March 2012
Preceded byKerry Shine
Personal details
Born (1968-01-30) 30 January 1968 (age 56)
Essex, England, United Kingdom
Political partyLiberal National Party of Queensland
SpouseSusan
ChildrenFour
Alma materUniversity of Southern Queensland

Trevor John Watts (born 30 January 1968) is an Australian Liberal National politician who is the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Toowoomba North, having defeated Kerry Shine at the 2012 state election.[1]

Watts was born in Essex, England and was raised in and around London. At the age of 17, he moved to Hong Kong to play basketball for South China AA. He visited Queensland in 1988, to attend World Expo 88 in Brisbane, and decided to move there permanently.[2]

In Parliament, Watts serves on the Ethics Committee and is the Chief Opposition Whip.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/elections/qld/2012/guide/tono.htm
  2. ^ Watts, Trevor. "Maiden speech" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. ^ Queensland, c=AU; o=The State of Queensland; ou=Parliament of. "Member Details". www.parliament.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 4 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Toowoomba North
2012–present
Incumbent