Geoff Muntz

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Geoff Muntz
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Whitsunday
In office
29 November 1980 –2 December 1989
Preceded by Ron Camm
Succeeded by Lorraine Bird
Personal details
Born
Geoffrey Hugh Muntz

(1938-07-11) 11 July 1938 (age 83)
Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Independent
Other political
affiliations		 National Party
Spouse(s)Jean Saverin (m.1960)
Occupation Real estate agent, District manager, State Agricultural Bank

Geoffrey Hugh Muntz (born 11 July 1938) is a former Australian politician.

He was born in Beenleigh to Hugh Dunstan Muntz and Ethel Rebecca, née Doherty. He attended Pimpama State School and Queensland Agricultural High School before becoming a rural and urban valuer. He married Jean Saverin on 27 February 1960; they would have four children. In 1961 he was appointed an inspector with the State Lands Department, and in 1964 became district manager of the State Agricultural Bank. A member of the National Party, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1980 as the member for Whitsunday. In 1983 he was promoted to the front bench as Minister for Welfare Services, moving to Corrective Services, Administration Services and Valuation in 1986. In December of that year he was assigned to Tourism, National Parks and Sport, and then in 1987 to Environment, Conservation and Tourism. He stepped down from the ministry in September 1989 and on 9 November 1989 resigned from the National Party. He ran as an independent candidate at the 1989 state election, but was defeated. On 22 Apr 1991, Muntz was found guilty of misappropriation to the value of $4,891.83 of ministerial expense funds and sentenced to 12 months jail. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Ron Camm 		Member for Whitsunday
1980–1989		Succeeded by
Lorraine Bird


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