Marcus Hosking "Marc" Rowell (5 April 1938 – 13 April 2018) was an Australian politician. Born in
Beecroft,
New South Wales
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, he was a cane farmer and fruit grower in
Queensland
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before entering politics. In 1989, he was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Queensland
The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembl ...
as the
National Party member for
Hinchinbrook. In 1998, he was appointed Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry, but lost the position when the
Coalition was defeated at elections later that year. Rowell held various posts in the shadow ministry but retired at the
2006 state election.
References
1938 births
2018 deaths
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland
21st-century Australian politicians
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