Bill Baumann

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Bill Baumann
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Albert
In office
15 July 1995 17 February 2001
Preceded by John Szczerbanik
Succeeded by Margaret Keech
Personal details
Born
William Francis Baumann

(1942-10-12) 12 October 1942 (age 78)
Southport, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party National Party
Occupation Company chairman

William Francis Baumann (born 12 October 1942) is a former Australian politician. He was the National Party member for Albert in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1995 to 2001.

Born in Southport, Baumann was chairman of Coachtrans Australia, the largest coach company on the Gold Coast with a fleet of 150 vehicles at the time of its sale to Sita Buslines. [1]

In 1995 Baumann defeated John Szczerbanik to win the seat of Albert for the National Party. Following Labor's formation of government 1998, he became Opposition Whip. He did not recontest Albert at the 2001 election choosing instead to contest the new seat of Gaven but was defeated by Labor candidate Robert Poole. [2]

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References

  1. The Challenge of Change Truck & Bus Transportation November 1995 page 58
  2. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
John Szczerbanik
Member for Albert
19952001
Succeeded by
Margaret Keech