Trevor Leonard Strong (born 26 February 1961) is a former
Australia
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n politician. He was a
Labor
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member of the
Legislative Assembly of Queensland
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from 2001 to 2004, representing the seat of
Burnett.
Strong was a qualified
carpenter
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before entering parliament, and is married with four children. He was previously President of the
Moore Park Branch of the ALP. He was elected to the seat of
Burnett in Labor's
landslide win in 2001, but was defeated at the
next election in 2004. He has not returned to State politics.
He was elected as a councillor on the Burnett Shire Council for the final term before amalgamation: 2004-2008. In 2008 he was unsuccessful as a candidate for the new
Bundaberg Regional Council
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.
References
1961 births
Living people
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland
21st-century Australian politicians
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