Terry Rogers (Australian politician)
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Terence Walter "Terry" Rogers (born 26 November 1958) is a former Australia
n politician. Born in Ipswich
, he was a Chartered Accountant and bank officer before entering politics. A member of the Liberal Party
, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly
in 2005 in a by-election
for the seat of Redcliffe
, after the resignation of Labor
's Ray Hollis
. Served as Qld Shadow Minister for Public Works and Housing 2006, Qld Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister For Health, Deputy Opposition Whip 2005/06. He was defeated at the 2006 state election by Labor candidate Lillian van Litsenburg
.
Currently lives in Redcliffe City, Queensland with his wife Georgina (Gina) and has two daughters Melanie and Eleisha.
Attended school locally at Clontarf Beach State School and Clontarf Beach State High School
subsequently obtained a Bachelor of Business and a Graduate Diploma of Business (Professional Accounting) from Brisbane College of Education now Queensland University of Technology
.
He is the Principal of TWR GROUP Chartered Accountants and a Director of TWR Group Financial Services.
Rotarian, Rotary Club of Redcliffe City, President 1999/2000, Paul Harris Fellow 2001.
Currently Treasurer of the Regional Community Association Incorporated a community based welfare group providing services to people of need in South East Queensland
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 Ipswich
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
, he was a Chartered Accountant and bank officer before entering politics. A 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...
, he was elected to 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...
in 2005 in a by-election
Redcliffe state by-election, 2005
A by-election was held for the Queensland Legislative Assembly district of Redcliffe on 20 August 2005. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Labor member and Speaker Ray Hollis....
for the seat of Redcliffe
Electoral district of Redcliffe
The district of Redcliffe is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral division in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.The division encompasses suburbs to the north and northeast of Brisbane, including Redcliffe, Woody Point, Scarborough, Clontarf and Margate, as well as parts of Kippa-Ring...
, after the resignation of Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
's Ray Hollis
Ray Hollis
Raymond Keith "Ray" Hollis is a former Australian politician. Born in London, England, he migrated to Australia in 1962 as a merchant seaman and worked in a variety of occupations, including a railway worker, cook, paper mill operator, insurance salesman and a position with the Victorian...
. Served as Qld Shadow Minister for Public Works and Housing 2006, Qld Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister For Health, Deputy Opposition Whip 2005/06. He was defeated at the 2006 state election by Labor candidate Lillian van Litsenburg
Lillian van Litsenburg
Elisabeth Cornelia Maria "Lillian" van Litsenburg is an Australian Labor Politician in the Queensland State Parliament representing the Electoral district of Redcliffe....
.
Currently lives in Redcliffe City, Queensland with his wife Georgina (Gina) and has two daughters Melanie and Eleisha.
Attended school locally at Clontarf Beach State School and Clontarf Beach State High School
Clontarf Beach State High School
Clontarf Beach State High School , opened 1964, is a co-educational, public high school based in Clontarf in Queensland, Australia. Clontarf State Primary School is located not far from it. The current Principal is Lisa Starmer. The school's enrolment in 2008 was approximately 1148. In December...
subsequently obtained a Bachelor of Business and a Graduate Diploma of Business (Professional Accounting) from Brisbane College of Education now Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
.
He is the Principal of TWR GROUP Chartered Accountants and a Director of TWR Group Financial Services.
Rotarian, Rotary Club of Redcliffe City, President 1999/2000, Paul Harris Fellow 2001.
Currently Treasurer of the Regional Community Association Incorporated a community based welfare group providing services to people of need in South East Queensland