Hon Bob Katter

The Hon Robert Carl "Bob" Katter MP (born 22 May 1945), is an Australian politician. He has served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Kennedy, Queensland. Until 2001 he represented the National Party of Australia, but left the party that year and continued to hold the seat as an independent. He was born in Cloncurry, Queensland, the son of Bob Katter, Sr., who was MP for Kennedy 1966-90. He was an investor in cattle and mining interests before entering politics. This photograph of a member of the Parliament of Australia is held under Crown copyright. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Division of Kennedy is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... The town of Cloncurry is situated in north west Queensland, Australia, 770 kilometres west of the city of Townsville via the Flinders Highway. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... This article is about the year. ...

Katter was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1974-92. He was Minister for Northern Development and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs 1983-87, Minister for Northern Development, Community Services and Ethnic Affairs 1987-89, Minister for Community Services and Ethnic Affairs 1989, Minister for Mines and Energy 1989 and Minister for Northern and Regional Development 1989. The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Katter's father, Bob Katter, Sr., also a Lebanese Australian, was a member of the Australian Labor Party until 1957, when he left during the Labor split of that year and joined the Queensland Labor Party, which later became part of the Democratic Labor Party. He later joined the Country Party, the forerunner of the National Party. Both Katter and his son retained certain elements of Labor political views from the 1950s, including opposition to privatisation and economic deregulation. Lebanese Australian is the ninth largest ethnic group in Australia, numbering 162,239 or 0. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For alternative meanings, see Democratic Labour Party The Democratic Labor Party (DLP) is a minor political party in Australia. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or — especially in India — disinvestment) is the process of transferring property, from public ownership to private ownership. ...

While in the Queensland Parliament, Katter junior was a strong supporter of the right-wing populist politics of the then-Premier, Joh Bjelke-Petersen. When he transferred to federal politics, he found himself increasingly out of sympathy with the federal Liberal and National parties on economic and social issues. In some ways his views are similar to those espoused by Pauline Hanson and her party, One Nation, although he has always rejected suggestions that he would join One Nation. In 2001 he resigned from the National Party and easily retained his seat as an independent at the general elections of 2001 and 2004, each time ending up with almost 70 percent of the vote after preferences were distributed. The Hon. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... A politically active Pauline Hanson with the Australian flag wrapped around her. ... One Nation is a conservative, nationalist and protectionist political group in Australia. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Legislative elections were held in Australia on 10 November 2001. ... Legislative elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ...

Katter is one of the most colourful characters in the Australian Parliament, known for his extravagant language and loud, hectoring speaking style. His hard-line protectionist views, which were once mainstream in Australian politics, now mark him as an eccentric, although he remains very popular in his own electorate.