Ian George Prentice (born 9 November 1948) was a member of the

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Biography

Prentice was born in

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, the son of Dr. Peter George Driver Prentice and his wife Joan Elizabeth (née Masters). He attended Shorncliffe State School before completing his schooling at St Paul's School at Bald Hills. He then graduated from the

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with a LL.B. Working as a

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, he also worked for the federal government in census and statistics and was a research officer for John Moore, the federal member for Ryan. On 2 July 1977 Prentice married Jane Righetti and together had a son and daughter. Jane is the former federal member for Ryan.

Public life

Prentice, representing the

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, was the member for

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in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1980 until his defeat in 1983. He was part of the

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of Liberal politicians who disagreed with a number of actions of the

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government, even though they were technically government backbenchers. He served in several roles in the Liberal Party and the government of the day, including: * State President of the Young Liberal Movement of Australia, Queensland Division – 1976–1978 * Member of the Liberal Party State Executive – 1976–1980 * Member of the Liberal Party Policy Committee – 1976–1980 * Member of the Select Committee on Subordinate Legislation – 1981 * Member of the Parliamentary Printing Committee – 1981 For his work with the Young Liberals Prentice was awarded a life membership.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Prentice, Ian George Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1948 births Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland Living people University of Queensland alumni