He was born in Charleville to schoolteacher Laurence Edward Coomber and Sybil Harding, née Lightbody, a secretary. He was educated at public schools in Pelican, Lowmead and Rosedale and at high schools in Bundaberg and Mount Gravatt. In 1970 he graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Pharmacy, and began work as a pharmacist in Brisbane. On 8 April 1972 he married Roberta Anne Richardson, also a pharmacist; they had four children before their separation. Coomber moved to the Gold Coast in 1973 and to Palm Beach in 1974, where he was a member of the Beach Protection Authority of Queensland and patron of several community groups.[1]
A member of the Liberal Party since 1974, he resigned from the party in 1981 over retrospective taxation. In 1982 he was elected to Gold Coast City Council as a National, although he resigned from the party in 1986 after land development pressures on the Gold Coast led to a disagreement. During his tenure as an Alderman, he met and later married Kathryn Smith, a personal assistant. After an unsuccessful run for the state seat of Currumbin as an independent in 1986, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1989 as a Liberal. In 1992 he challenged National Party leader Rob Borbidge in Surfers Paradise, but was defeated.[1]
After leaving politics, he returned to community pharmacy, operating several pharmacies under the Terry White brand. His association with Terry White strengthened, to include holding a position on the group's Board. In 2018, Coomber's operating company entered administration and was eventually wound up by liquidators in 2019 with unsupported liabilities in the order of AU$19 million.[2]
Referencesedit
^ abWaterson, D.B. (1993). Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament, 1981–1992. Casket Publications. p. 14.
trevor, coomber, trevor, mcdougall, coomber, born, june, 1949, former, australian, politician, member, queensland, legislative, assembly, currumbinin, office, december, 1989, september, 1992preceded, byleo, gatelysucceeded, bymerri, rosepersonal, detailsborntr. Trevor McDougall Coomber born 13 June 1949 is a former Australian politician Trevor CoomberMember of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for CurrumbinIn office 2 December 1989 19 September 1992Preceded byLeo GatelySucceeded byMerri RosePersonal detailsBornTrevor McDougall Coomber 1949 06 13 13 June 1949 age 74 Charleville Queensland AustraliaPolitical partyLiberal PartySpouseKathryn CoomberOccupationPharmacist He was born in Charleville to schoolteacher Laurence Edward Coomber and Sybil Harding nee Lightbody a secretary He was educated at public schools in Pelican Lowmead and Rosedale and at high schools in Bundaberg and Mount Gravatt In 1970 he graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Pharmacy and began work as a pharmacist in Brisbane On 8 April 1972 he married Roberta Anne Richardson also a pharmacist they had four children before their separation Coomber moved to the Gold Coast in 1973 and to Palm Beach in 1974 where he was a member of the Beach Protection Authority of Queensland and patron of several community groups 1 A member of the Liberal Party since 1974 he resigned from the party in 1981 over retrospective taxation In 1982 he was elected to Gold Coast City Council as a National although he resigned from the party in 1986 after land development pressures on the Gold Coast led to a disagreement During his tenure as an Alderman he met and later married Kathryn Smith a personal assistant After an unsuccessful run for the state seat of Currumbin as an independent in 1986 he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1989 as a Liberal In 1992 he challenged National Party leader Rob Borbidge in Surfers Paradise but was defeated 1 After leaving politics he returned to community pharmacy operating several pharmacies under the Terry White brand His association with Terry White strengthened to include holding a position on the group s Board In 2018 Coomber s operating company entered administration and was eventually wound up by liquidators in 2019 with unsupported liabilities in the order of AU 19 million 2 References edit a b Waterson D B 1993 Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1981 1992 Casket Publications p 14 Insolvency Notices Parliament of Queensland Preceded byLeo Gately Member for Currumbin1989 1992 Succeeded byMerri Rose nbsp This article about a Liberal Party of Australia politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trevor Coomber amp oldid 1222493864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
