Samuel Sydney Doumany (born 2 September 1937) is an Australian retired politician. He was a

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and Attorney-General and Minister for Justice in

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Political career

Doumany was elected to the

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as the Liberal candidate for Kurilpa at the 1974 election. He was Minister for Welfare from 10 October 1978 to 23 December 1980. He was Minister for Justice and

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from 23 December 1980 to 18 August 1983. He held Kurilpa until the 1983 election when he was defeated by

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candidate Anne Warner.

Honours

In 2022, Doumany was appointed as a Member of the

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(AM) in the

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for "significant service to parliament and politics in Queensland, and to the community".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Doumany, Sam 1937 births Australian people of Lebanese descent University of Sydney alumni Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland Politicians from Sydney Living people Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Attorneys-general of Queensland Members of the Order of Australia