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Marc Rowell

Marc Rowell
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Hinchinbrook
In office
2 December 1989 – 9 September 2006
Preceded by Ted Row
Succeeded by Andrew Cripps
Personal details
Born Marcus Hosking Rowell
(1938-04-05) 5 April 1938 (age 79)
Beecroft, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party National Party
Relations Sugarcane grower

Marcus Hosking "Marc" Rowell (born 5 April 1938) is a former Australian politician. Born in Beecroft, New South Wales, he was a cane farmer and fruit grower in Queensland before entering politics. In 1989, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the National Party member for Hinchinbrook. In 1998 he was appointed Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry, but lost the position when the Coalition was defeated at elections later that year. Rowell held various posts in the shadow ministry, but retired at the 2006 state election.



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