Leo Francis Gately (15 June 1937 – 25 August 2021) was an Australian politician. He was born at

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to Patrick Leo Joseph Gately and his wife Eleanor Agnes, ''née'' Barton. On 3 September 1960, he married Helen Gallagher, with whom he had four children. From 1971 to 1973, he sat on

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and served as a member of the

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, before moving to Queensland, where he became involved with the

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. He served one term (1986–89) as the member for

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in the

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before being defeated at the 1989 state election by the

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candidate, Trevor Coomber.

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1937 births 2021 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Politicians from Newcastle, New South Wales New South Wales local councillors {{Australia-National-politician-stub