Darren Zanow | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Ipswich West | |
| In office 16 March 2024 –26 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Madden |
| Succeeded by | Wendy Bourne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Darren William Zanow |
| Political party | Liberal National |
| Website | Personal website (archived 12 July 2024) |
Darren William Zanow is an Australian politician who served as the member for Ipswich West in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for seven months in 2024.
Before entering politics,Zanow was the owner of Zanow's Concrete and Quarries,a concrete business founded by his father Viv. [1] [2] Zanow owned quarries in Coominya,Fernvale and North Booval,which were all damaged in the 2011 Queensland floods. [3]
He was also the president of the Ipswich Show Society. [4] [5]
Zanow was announced as the Liberal National Party's candidate for the 2024 Ipswich West state by-election on 3 February 2024. [6]
Although the seat was considered traditionally safe for the Labor Party,Zanow won the by-election on 16 March after a 17.9% two-party-preferred swing. [7]
On 16 April 2024 −the day he was formally sworn into parliament −Zanow was diagnosed with Microvascular Ischemic Disease,an incurable brain disease. [8] He made his diagnosis public on 12 July and announced he would not contest the 2024 Queensland state election in October. [9] The division was subsequently won by Labor,despite the election of a Liberal National government. [10]
Zanow has one daughter,Lola. [11]
Viv Zanow passed away with family by his side on Tuesday morning, aged 92 years [...] It ended what son Darren Zanow said was 'a great innings' for the founder of Zanow's Concrete and Quarries.
THE damage bill for quarry owner Darren Zanow's three worksites hit $9 million after January's floods.
The Ipswich Show Society President, Darren Zanow, told Peter Gleeson on Drive