Bob Katter, Jr.
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The Honourable Bob Katter Jr. MP |
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Bob Katter earlier in his political career
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| Leader of Katter's Australian Party | |
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Assumed office 5 June 2011 |
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| Deputy |
Aidan McLindon (2011–12) Robbie Katter (2012–present) Shane Knuth (2012–present) |
| Preceded by | Party created |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Kennedy |
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Assumed office 13 March 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Rob Hulls |
| Minister for Mines and Energy of Queensland |
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In office 25 September 1989 – 7 December 1989 |
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| Premier | Russell Cooper |
| Preceded by | Martin Tenni |
| Succeeded by |
Thomas Gilmore (Mines) Tony McGrady (Energy) |
| Minister for Development, Community Services and Ethnic Affairs of Queensland | |
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In office 31 November 1983 – 25 September 1989 |
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| Premier |
Joh Bjelke-Petersen Michael Ahern Russell Cooper |
| Preceded by | Thomas Gilmore |
| Succeeded by | Martin Tenni |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Flinders |
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In office 7 December 1974 – 25 August 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Lonergan |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 May 1945 Cloncurry, Queensland |
| Political party |
Australian (2011–present) Previous affiliations: National (1974–2001) Independent (2001–11) |
| Spouse(s) | Susan O'Rourke (1974–present) |
| Relations | 6 siblings; including Carl Alex Douglas (nephew) |
| Children | 5; including Robbie |
| Parents |
Bob Katter, Sr. Mabel Horn Katter |
| Residence | Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Alma mater |
University of Queensland (attended) |
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| Known for |
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| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website |
Katter's Australian Party Ofiicial website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Citizens Military Forces |
| Years of service | 1964–c.1972 |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Unit | 49th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment |
Robert Carl "Bob" Katter, Jr. (born 22 May 1945) is an Australian federal politician, a member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993 for the Division of Kennedy, and the leader of Katter's Australian Party. He began his federal parliamentary career as a member of the National Party of Australia but left the party in 2001, holding the seat as an independent for ten years, when he formed his own party, which was registered in September 2011. Prior to his election to federal politics, Katter was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, from 1974 to 1992, representing the seat of Flinders for the National Party. Katter was a minister in the Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen-led National Party government, holding various portfolios between 1983 and 1989.
Katter was born in Cloncurry, Queensland, the son of Bob Katter, Sr., who was the member for Kennedy from 1966 to 1990. He is 4th, arguably 5th generation Australian. His father Bob Katter Sr. ran a clothing store and a picture theatre in Cloncurry in 1942 and was a pioneer for the rights of the Indigenous community – taking down a barrier separating the whites from the blacks and giving Aboriginal station hands store credit for boots and clothes for station hand work. Bob Katter Jr. was an investor in cattle and mining interests before entering politics via the Queensland state parliament in 1974.
Katter attended the University of Queensland, where he studied law, but later dropped out without graduating. Whilst at university, Katter ran for the student union and was President of the University Law Society. He later said of his tertiary education that it was probably a good thing he didn't "intellectually prostitute" himself. He served in the Citizens Military Forces, reaching the rank of second lieutenant.
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