Phil Heath JP |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Nundah |
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In office 2 December 1989 – 5 April 1991 |
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Preceded by | William Knox |
Succeeded by | Terry Sullivan |
Personal details | |
Born |
Philip Arthur Heath 24 September 1954 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Spouse(s) | Jeanette Anne Miller (m.1976) |
Occupation | Salesman |
Philip Arthur "Phil" Heath (born 24 September 1954) is a former Australian politician.
He was born in Brisbane to Henry J. G. Heath, a naval officer, and Daphne Beryl, née Landry. After attending primary school at Bulimba and then Brisbane Grammar School, he became a salesman and manager of a boat dealership from 1972. On 26 June 1976 he married Jeanette Anne Miller, a computer systems analyst and lecturer. From 1984 he ran a boating and waterski business and was a member of various local community groups.
Heath was a member of the Australian Labor Party, serving on the State Council and the Law and Administration Policy Committees. He was also vice-president of the Lilley Division Executive and secretary of the Kalinga/Wooloowin branch. In 1989 he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Nundah, but he resigned in 1991 over personal problems.