Robert Carl Katter

Robert Carl Katter
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b. 1945 · 81 years old

Born 22 May 1945 in Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia

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Parents

RK Robert Cummin Katter 1918–1990 father MH Mabel Joan Horn d. 1971 mother

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? Unknown spouse m. 1970

Children

RK Robert Ignatius Katter b. 1977

Places 11 locations

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1940s
Born 22 May 1945

Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
1970s
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Married spouse not recorded 1970

Queensland, Australia

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Death of mother Mabel Joan Horn 1971
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Member for Flinders, Queensland Legislative Assembly 7 December 1974 – 19 September 1992

Queensland, Australia

Elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the north Queensland district of Flinders at the 1974 state election, as a member of the Country Party. He sat for the seat continuously from 7 December 1974 to 19 September 1992. Following the abolition of the electoral district of Flinders in 1992 he retired from state politics and did not contest the 1992 election.

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Birth of son Robert Ignatius Katter 3 March 1977

Townsville, Queensland, Australia
1980s
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Queensland Minister for Northern Development and Aboriginal and Island Affairs 7 November 1983 – 6 February 1986

Queensland, Australia

First ministerial appointment, in the government of Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen. He held the portfolio from 7 November 1983 until it was reconstituted on 6 February 1986.

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Queensland Minister for Northern Development and Community Services 6 February 1986 – 1 December 1987

Queensland, Australia

Second portfolio, in the government of Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen, held from 6 February 1986 to 1 December 1987.

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Queensland Minister for Northern Development, Community Services and Ethnic Affairs 9 December 1987 – 19 January 1989

Queensland, Australia

Third portfolio, held from 9 December 1987 to 19 January 1989 in the government of Premier Mike Ahern.

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Queensland Minister for Community Services and Ethnic Affairs 19 January 1989 – 28 August 1989

Queensland, Australia

Fourth portfolio, held from 19 January 1989 in the government of Premier Mike Ahern. On 28 August 1989 he resigned from Ahern's cabinet, together with fellow ministers Russell Cooper and Paul Clauson.

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Queensland Minister for Mines and Energy and Minister for Northern and Regional Development 25 September 1989 – 7 December 1989

Queensland, Australia

Returned to cabinet on 25 September 1989 in the government of Premier Russell Cooper. His term as a minister ended following the National Party's defeat at the 1989 Queensland state election.

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1990s
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Death of father Robert Cummin Katter 18 March 1990

Mt Isa, Queensland, Australiaaged 71
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Queensland Opposition Spokesperson for Transport, Ports and Marine from 29 January 1991

Queensland, Australia

Shadow portfolio held in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 29 January 1991. He had earlier served as a member of the Parliamentary Select Committee of Privileges from 6 March 1990.

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Member for Kennedy, Australian House of Representatives from 13 March 1993

Queensland, Australia

Won his father's former Queensland seat of Kennedy in the House of Representatives at the 1993 federal election, defeating Rob Hulls, and has held it continuously since 13 March 1993 across twelve parliaments (the 37th to the 48th). The Parliamentary Handbook records his terms of service for Kennedy beginning 13 March 1993, 13 March 1996, 3 October 1998, 10 November 2001, 9 October 2004, 24 November 2007, 21 August 2010, 7 September 2013, 2 July 2016, 18 May 2019, 21 May 2022 and 3 May 2025. He has sat successively for the National Party of Australia, as an Independent, and for Katter's Australian Party.

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2000s
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Independent Member for Kennedy 8 July 2001 – 27 September 2011

Queensland, Australia

Resigned from the National Party in the lead-up to the 2001 federal election over policy disagreements and moved to the crossbench. The Parliamentary Handbook records his party affiliation as Independent from 8 July 2001 to 27 September 2011. He retained Kennedy as an independent at the general elections of 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010.

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2010s
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Founder, Katter's Australian Party 5 June 2011

On 5 June 2011 he launched a new political party, Katter's Australian Party, which he said would "unashamedly represent agriculture". The Queensland Parliament former members register dates the party's formation to 27 September 2011, and the Parliamentary Handbook records his own party affiliation changing to Katter's Australian Party on that same date, the public launch and the party's formal establishment being separate steps.

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Leader of Katter's Australian Party 5 June 2011 – 3 February 2020

Foundation leader of Katter's Australian Party from 5 June 2011 until 3 February 2020, when he was succeeded as leader by Robbie Katter.

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Marriage of son Robert Ignatius Katter 2 September 2017

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2020s
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Father of the House of Representatives from 11 April 2022

Became Father of the House of Representatives on 11 April 2022, as the longest-serving member of the Australian Parliament, following the retirement of Kevin Andrews.

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