Ken Turner (politician)

Kenneth "Ken" Turner (born 6 May 1944) is a former Australian politician. He was born in Brisbane. Before his involvement in politics he was a commercial fisherman, and served in the Citizens Military Force 1961–1965. In 1998 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as a member of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, representing the seat of Thuringowa.[1] He was appointed Spokesperson for Communication, Local Government, Planning, Regional and Rural Communities, Environment, Heritage and Natural Resources, and Primary Industries on 7 August. On 6 February 1999, together with party colleagues Dorothy Pratt and Shaun Nelson, he resigned from One Nation to sit as an independent.[1] He was defeated by Labor's Anita Phillips in 2001. He contested Thuringowa again at the 2009 state election against sitting Labor MP Craig Wallace, but received only around 11% of the vote.

Ken Turner
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Thuringowa
In office 13 June 1998 – 7 February 2001
Preceded by	Ken McElligott
Succeeded by	Anita Phillips
Personal details
Born	Kenneth Turner (1944-05-06) 6 May 1944 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Independent (since 1999)
Other political affiliations	Pauline Hanson's One Nation (1997–1999)
Occupation	Fishery director (Self–employed)
Profession	Commercial fisherman Politician
Military service
Allegiance	Commonwealth of Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army Reserve
Years of service	1961–1965
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Battles/wars	Vietnam War