Sam Doumany
Samuel Sydney Doumany AM (born 2 September 1937) is an Australian retired politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and Attorney-General and Minister for Justice in Queensland.[1]
Sam Doumany | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party | |
| In office 23 December 1980 – 14 August 1983 | |
| Leader | Llew Edwards |
| Preceded by | Fred Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Angus Innes |
| Attorney-General of Queensland and Minister for Justice | |
| In office 23 December 1980 – 18 August 1983 | |
| Premier | Joh Bjelke-Petersen |
| Preceded by | Bill Lickiss |
| Succeeded by | Neville Harper |
| Minister for Welfare | |
| In office 2 October 1978 – 23 December 1980 | |
| Premier | Joh Bjelke-Petersen |
| Preceded by | Bill Lickiss |
| Succeeded by | Terry White |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Kurilpa | |
| In office 7 December 1974 – 22 October 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Clive Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Anne Warner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Sydney Doumany 2 September 1937 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Occupation | Economist |
Political career edit
Doumany was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the Liberal candidate for Kurilpa at the 1974 election.
He was Minister for Welfare from 10 October 1978 to 23 December 1980. He was Minister for Justice and Attorney-General from 23 December 1980 to 18 August 1983.
He held Kurilpa until the 1983 election when he was defeated by Labor candidate Anne Warner.[1][2][3]
Honours edit
In 2022, Doumany was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2022 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to parliament and politics in Queensland, and to the community".[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Doumany, Hon Samuel Sydney (Sam)". Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Australia Day 2022 Honours List". Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. 25 January 2022. from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.