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Kev Lingard

Kevin Lingard
Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
In office
17 February 1987 – 24 November 1987
Preceded by John Warner
Succeeded by Lin Powell
Constituency Fassifern
In office
5 July 1989 – 2 November 1989
Preceded by Lin Powell
Succeeded by Jim Fouras
Constituency Fassifern
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Fassifern
In office
22 October 1983 – 19 September 1992
Preceded by Selwyn Muller
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Beaudesert
In office
19 September 1992 – 20 March 2009
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by Aidan McLindon
Personal details
Born (1942-08-14) 14 August 1942 (age 74)
Miles, Queensland
Nationality Australian
Political party Liberal National Party
Other political
affiliations
The Nationals
Occupation High school Principal, Sports commentator

Kevin Rowson "Kev" Lingard (born 14 August 1942) is an Australian politician. He was a National Party (Liberal National from 2008 onwards) member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1983 to 2009 and a formey Deputy leader of the Nationals in Queensland.

Lingard first entered state parliament as the member for Fassifern at the 1983 state election. He held the seat until its abolition at the 1992 state election, upon which he won the replacement seat of Beaudesert. He remained the member for Beaudesert until his retirement at the 2009 state election.

Lingard served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from February to November 1987. He resigned the Speakership to accept the position of Minister for Health and Environment in the dying days of the Joh Bjelke-Petersen premiership. He held the job for just a week until Mike Ahern became Premier of Queensland on 1 December 1987 and Lingard was not included in the ministry. Lingard again became Speaker in September 1989, retaining the position until November that year, when his party lost the 1989 state election.

Lingard served as Deputy Leader of the National Party from 1992 to 1998. When the National Party returned to government in 1996, Lingard was appointed Minister for Families, Youth and Community Care under the premiership of Rob Borbidge. He retained the portfolio until his party's loss at the 1998 state election.


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