Neil Symes | |
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Member of the Queensland Parliament for Lytton | |
In office 24 March 2012 –31 January 2015 | |
Preceded by | Paul Lucas |
Succeeded by | Joan Pease |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 December 1988 |
Political party | One Nation (2016–present) |
Other political affiliations | Independent (2015–2016) Liberal National (until 2015) |
Neil Aaron Symes (born 11 December 1988) is an Australian politician who was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Lytton from 2012 to 2015. [1] He was the youngest member of the Queensland Parliament during his term.
Symes was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School [2] and Griffith University. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminology and human services,majoring in child protection and family studies. He has worked at the Acacia Ridge and Districts Community Centre in Brisbane's South-West working as a community engagement officer with the Indigenous and African migrant communities. He also had a pivotal role in organising the multicultural festival,Party on in the Park,in 2009. [3] Before running for Parliament,he was a Gold Medal ham slicer in the deli at Woolworths. [4]
Since 2021,he has been coaching football firstly in Football Queensland Q-League with Spanish Centre FC based in Acacia Ridge.
As of the 2022 season until the end of the 2023 season he has been the assistant first team coach in the FQPL (Football Queensland Premier League) for FC Old Bridge Salisbury in Brisbane’s Southside. The First season the club finished 2nd in the league and was promoted to FQPL5 for the 2023 season.
In the 2023 season after a lacklustre mid-season the side finished the year strong including 8 game winning streak to finish 3rd just short of promotion. FC Old Bridge Salisbury reached the grand final after an extra time 2-0 win over Bardon to make the club’s first ever grand final in the FQPL football pyramid system. Unfortunately,the side lost 1-0 in the grand final with a 93rd minute goal to Kangaroo Point Rovers being the difference.
At 23 years of age,Neil Symes was the youngest candidate for the Liberal National Party at the 2012 Queensland state election. [1]
He was elected with 51.1% of the two-party-preferred vote,converting a safe Labor seat with a 12.2-point margin,into a marginal seat with a 1.64-point buffer. The seat had been in Labor hands without interruption for 40 years. [1]
In March 2013,Symes created a furore by taking to Facebook to vent his frustrations over a rally that took place in November 2012,which saw the member for Lytton allegedly being threatened by protesters. In an article posted in The Courier-Mail ,Symes warned he would "get his mates on to you" if any such threats took place again. [5]
Symes was defeated by Joan Pease in the 2015 Queensland state election on a swing of over 11 percent,enough to revert Lytton to its traditional status as a safe Labor seat.
Following the 2015 election,Symes resigned from the LNP,and on 3 October 2016 announced via his Instagram account that he had joined Pauline Hanson's One Nation party. [6] He unsuccessfully contested the seat of Mansfield for One Nation at the 2017 state election. [7] He again unsuccessfully contested the seat of Jordan for One Nation at the 2020 state election. [8]
As of mid 2022,he has officially quit being a member of One Nation and has no official ties to any Political Party in Australia.
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