Rick Williams | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Pumicestone | |
In office 31 January 2015 –25 November 2017 | |
Preceded by | Lisa France |
Succeeded by | Simone Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Alan Williams |
Political party | Independent (2017–present) |
Other political affiliations | Labor (2015–2017) |
Occupation | Financial planner |
Richard Alan Williams is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2015 until 2017,representing the electorate of Pumicestone. He served for most of his term as a Labor member,but resigned from the party to sit as an independent in October 2017 after being disendorsed as a Labor candidate for the 2017 election. He recontested his seat as an independent,but was unsuccessful. [1]
Williams publicly displayed an anti-abortion stance with regard to reproductive rights,in contrast with the majority of his state ALP colleagues. [2]
On 27 October 2017,Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk instructed the secretary of the state Labor party to disendorse Williams as the party's candidate for the next Queensland state election,following Williams' involvement in a series of controversies regarding his behaviour towards his neighbours and business associates. [3]
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