Howard Hobbs

The Hon
Howard Hobbs
Minister for Natural Resources of Queensland
In office
26 February 1996 – 13 February 1998
Premier Rob Borbidge
Preceded by Tony McGrady (as Minister for Minerals and Energy)
Succeeded by Lawrence Springborg
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Warrego
In office
1 November 1986 – 31 January 2015
Preceded by Neil Turner
Succeeded by Ann Leahy
Personal details
Born Howard William Thomas Hobbs
(1950-01-22) 22 January 1950
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Liberal National Party
Other political
affiliations		 National Party
Occupation Grazier

Howard William Thomas Hobbs (born 22 January 1950) is an Australian politician who represented the seat of Warrego in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1 November 1986 until his retirement at the 31 January 2015 state election. He was a member of the National Party of Australia until the Queensland division merged with the Liberal party to form the Liberal National Party of Queensland. Hobbs was Shadow Minister for Local Government and Planning and for Communities from 28 September 2005 until the LNP entered government following the 2012 election.[1] As the longest-serving member of the Legislative Assembly, he presides at the election of Speakers. When he did so in 2009, Dean Wells equaled him in seniority, but Hobbs had taken the oath first because his name comes first alphabetically, so he took the chair as Presiding Member.[2] As Wells lost his seat at the 2012 election, Hobbs alone was the longest-serving member until his retirement at the 2015 state election.

Prior to parliament

Personal life

Hobbs has two children.

References

  1. ↑ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Queensland, Legislative Assembly, Hansard, 21 April 2009 at 4–5.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Neil Turner		 Member for Warrego
1986–2015		 Succeeded by
Ann Leahy


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