Jack Kelvin Paff (born 11 May 1938) is a former

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n politician.

Early life

Paff was born in

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. He served in the

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and rose to the position of sergeant. He was a stationmaster with

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and then served in the Queensland Police Force.

Politics

In 1998, Paff was elected to the

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as a member of

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's One Nation, representing the seat of Ipswich West. He remained in One Nation until December 1999, when he and the other One Nation MPs left the party to form the

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under the leadership of

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. Paff continued as party whip for the new grouping, and was the spokesperson for Law (Attorney-General), Justice and the Arts, Communication and Information, Local Government and Planning, Regional and Rural Communities, State Development and Trade. He was defeated in 2001 by

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's Don Livingstone, whom Paff had defeated in 1998. In 2017, aged 79 years, Paff unsuccessfully contested the Ipswich mayoral by-election.

References

1938 births Living people One Nation members of the Parliament of Queensland People from Taree Australian police officers Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub