Robert Ignatius Katter

Robert Ignatius Katter
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b. 1977 49 years old

Born 3 March 1977 in Townsville, Queensland49 years old

Living Worked as a property valuer for fifteen years and ran a small business at Mount Isa, Queensland, before entering parliament.

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RK Robert Carl Katter b. 1945 father

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? Unknown spouse 2 September 2017

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1970s
Born 3 March 1977

Townsville, Queensland, Australia
2000s
Councillor, Mount Isa City Council from March 2008 to 2012 aged 31

Served on the Mount Isa City Council, Queensland, from March 2008 until his election to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 2012.

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2010s
Member for Mount Isa, Queensland Legislative Assembly from 24 March 2012 to 24 November 2017 aged 35

Queensland, Australia

Elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the state electoral district of Mount Isa at the state election of 24 March 2012, representing Katter's Australian Party and succeeding the Labor member Betty Kiernan. He held the seat until the district was abolished in the 2017 redistribution.

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Leader of Katter's Australian Party in Queensland from 26 April 2012 to 29 November 2012 aged 35

Queensland, Australia

Led Katter's Australian Party in the Queensland Parliament following his election to the Legislative Assembly in 2012, until he was succeeded as leader by Ray Hopper on 29 November 2012.

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Parliamentary Secretary, Katter's Australian Party from 29 November 2012 to 2015 aged 35

Held the office of parliamentary secretary of Katter's Australian Party from 29 November 2012, on being succeeded as the party's Queensland leader by Ray Hopper.

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Leader of Katter's Australian Party in Queensland from 2 February 2015 aged 37

Queensland, Australia

Resumed the leadership of Katter's Australian Party in the Queensland Parliament on 2 February 2015, after Ray Hopper's defeat at the 2015 state election, and has held it since.

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Married spouse not recorded 2 September 2017 aged 40

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Married at Stuartholme Chapel, Toowong, Brisbane, before 170 guests.

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Member for Traeger, Queensland Legislative Assembly from 25 November 2017 aged 40

Queensland, Australia

Elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the new state electoral district of Traeger, which replaced the abolished district of Mount Isa, at the state election of 25 November 2017. He was returned for Traeger at the 2020 and 2024 state elections and holds the seat for Katter's Australian Party.

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2020s
Leader of Katter's Australian Party from 3 February 2020 aged 42

Appointed national leader of Katter's Australian Party on 3 February 2020.

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Education (Bachelor of Applied Science (Property Economics))

Queensland, Australia

Graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Property Economics.

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Occupation (Mine Worker)

Began his working life as a mine worker at Mount Isa, Queensland, before entering politics.

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Occupation (Property Valuer)

Worked as a property valuer for fifteen years and ran a small business at Mount Isa, Queensland, before entering parliament.

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