Ray Stevens (politician)
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Raymond Alexander Stevens, MP
(born 1 February 1953) is an Australia
n politician. He has been a Liberal
/Liberal National Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
since 2006.
Born in Townsville, Stevens is married with two children. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Economics from James Cook University
and Macquarie University
, and was admitted to the Australian Association of Accountants in 1974, being employed by Price Waterhouse in Sydney
. He returned to the family station, "Doncaster" in Richmond
, before moving to the Gold Coast
in 1979. He ran local businesses in the area and was a councillor on Albert Shire Council
from 1988 to 1994, serving as Mayor in 1994. After the amalgamation of Albert and Gold Coast, he was mayor of the latter from 1995 to 1997.
Stevens, as member of the Liberal Party
, was elected to state parliament in 2006 as the member for Robina
, succeeding former state Liberal leader Bob Quinn
. In 2008, Stevens joined the new Liberal National Party with the rest of his party and currently holds the parliamentary position of Shadow Minister Tourism and Racing. The redistribution ahead of the 2009 state election
renamed his seat to Mermaid Beach
; he was comfortably re-elected.
Member of Parliament
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(born 1 February 1953) is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He has been a Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
/Liberal National Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
since 2006.
Born in Townsville, Stevens is married with two children. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Economics from James Cook University
James Cook University
James Cook University is a public university based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The university has two Australian campuses, located in Townsville and Cairns respectively, and an international campus in Singapore. JCU is the second oldest university in Queensland—proclaimed in 1970—and the...
and Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
, and was admitted to the Australian Association of Accountants in 1974, being employed by Price Waterhouse in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. He returned to the family station, "Doncaster" in Richmond
Richmond, Queensland
Richmond is a town in western Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Flinders Highway, 498 km west of Townsville and 406 km east of Mount Isa. It is the administrative centre of the Richmond Shire. At the 2006 census, Richmond had a population of 554.The Flinders River forms...
, before moving to the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
in 1979. He ran local businesses in the area and was a councillor on Albert Shire Council
Shire of Albert
The Shire of Albert was a Local Government Area in Queensland, located south of the capital, Brisbane, and taking in areas to the north and west of the Gold Coast. It was named after the Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, and husband of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert...
from 1988 to 1994, serving as Mayor in 1994. After the amalgamation of Albert and Gold Coast, he was mayor of the latter from 1995 to 1997.
Stevens, as member of the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
, was elected to state parliament in 2006 as the member for Robina
Electoral district of Robina
Robina was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 2001 to 2009.The district was located in the southern part of the Gold Coast, and named for the suburb of Robina...
, succeeding former state Liberal leader Bob Quinn
Bob Quinn (Australian politician)
Robert Joseph Quinn is an Australian Liberal Party politician in the Queensland parliament. He was leader of the Queensland Liberal Party from 2001 until being ousted on 7 August 2006 by Bruce Flegg....
. In 2008, Stevens joined the new Liberal National Party with the rest of his party and currently holds the parliamentary position of Shadow Minister Tourism and Racing. The redistribution ahead of the 2009 state election
Queensland state election, 2009
The Queensland state election was held to elect members to the unicameral Parliament of Queensland on 21 March 2009. The election saw the incumbent Labor government led by Premier Anna Bligh defeat the Liberal National Party of Queensland led by Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg, and gain a...
renamed his seat to Mermaid Beach
Electoral district of Mermaid Beach
The district of Mermaid Beach is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The district is based in the southern part of the Gold Coast...
; he was comfortably re-elected.