Ray Stevens (politician)
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Ray Stevens MP |
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| Leader of the House of Queensland | |
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In office 30 March 2012 – 16 February 2015 |
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| Premier | Campbell Newman |
| Preceded by | Judy Spence |
| Succeeded by | Stirling Hinchliffe |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Mermaid Beach Robina (2006–2009) |
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Assumed office 9 September 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Quinn |
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1 February 1953 Townsville, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal National Party |
| Occupation | Accountant, small business owner |
Raymond Alexander "Ray" Stevens (born 1 February 1953) is an Australian politician who is the Leader of Opposition Business in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
Born in Townsville, Stevens is married with two children. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Economics from James Cook University and Macquarie University, and was admitted to the Australian Association of Accountants in 1974, being employed by Price Waterhouse in Sydney. He returned to the family station, "Doncaster" in Richmond, before moving to the Gold Coast in 1979. He ran local businesses in the area and was a councillor on Albert Shire Council from 1988 to 1994, serving as Mayor in 1994. After the amalgamation of Albert and Gold Coast, he was mayor of the latter from 1995 to 1997.
Stevens, as member of the Liberal Party, was elected to state parliament in 2006 as the member for Robina, succeeding former state Liberal leader Bob Quinn. At this time he was also appointed as the Shadow Minister for Public Works and Housing from 2006–2009, with a brief stint from 2007–2008 as the Shadow Minister for Information and Communication Technology.
In 2008, Stevens joined the new Liberal National Party with the rest of his party. The redistribution ahead of the 2009 state election renamed his seat to Mermaid Beach; he was re-elected. And from 2009–2010 he was the Shadow Minister for Tourism and Fair trading, before he continued in that role as the Shadow Minister for Tourism and Racing from 2010–2011. From early 2011 until the election in 2012 Stevens was the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Racing.
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