Ted Malone (Australian politician)
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George Edward "Ted" Malone (born 14 November 1943) is an Australia
n politician. Born in Mackay
, he was a cane farmer and grazier before entering politics, and had served as Chairman of Directors of the Australian Cane Farmers Association. He is married with two daughters.
as the National Party
member for Mirani
. He joined the Liberal National Party in 2008. Malone was the Shadow Minister for Families, Housing & Communities and Shadow Minister for Seniors. On the 11th April 2011 Campbell Newman
appointed Malone as Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Skills & Employment.
Malone has previously been the Shadow Minister for Northern Development and Emergency Services, Shadow Minister for Local Government and Planning, Shadow Minister for Employment and Training, Shadow Minister for Public Works and Housing.
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. Born in Mackay
Mackay, Queensland
Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar....
, he was a cane farmer and grazier before entering politics, and had served as Chairman of Directors of the Australian Cane Farmers Association. He is married with two daughters.
Parliamentary career
In 1994, Malone was elected in a by-election to the Queensland Legislative AssemblyQueensland 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...
as the National Party
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
member for Mirani
Electoral district of Mirani
The district of Mirani is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.It covers much of the Queensland coast between the cities of Rockhampton and Mackay, as well as the hinterland west of Mackay. Towns include St Lawrence, Carmila, Sarina, and Eungella...
. He joined the Liberal National Party in 2008. Malone was the Shadow Minister for Families, Housing & Communities and Shadow Minister for Seniors. On the 11th April 2011 Campbell Newman
Campbell Newman
Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman is the leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland. He was the 15th Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 2004 to 2011....
appointed Malone as Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Skills & Employment.
Malone has previously been the Shadow Minister for Northern Development and Emergency Services, Shadow Minister for Local Government and Planning, Shadow Minister for Employment and Training, Shadow Minister for Public Works and Housing.