Robbie Katter
Robbie Katter MP | |
|---|---|
 Katter in 2015 | |
| Leader of Katter's Australian Party | |
| Assumed office 3 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Katter |
| Leader of Katter's Australian Party in Queensland | |
| Assumed office 2 February 2015 | |
| Deputy | Nick Dametto |
| Preceded by | Ray Hopper |
| In office 26 April 2012 – 29 November 2012 | |
| Deputy | Shane Knuth |
| Preceded by | Aidan McLindon |
| Succeeded by | Ray Hopper |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Traeger | |
| Assumed office 25 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Electorate established |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Mount Isa | |
| In office 24 March 2012 – 29 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Betty Kiernan |
| Succeeded by | Electorate abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Carl Ignatius Katter 3 March 1977 Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Katter's Australian (since 2011) |
| Other political affiliations | National (before 2001) Independent (2001–2011) |
| Spouse(s) | Stacey Milner
(m. 2005; div. 2009)Daisy Hatfield
(m. 2017) |
| Relations | Katter family |
| Parent(s) | Bob Katter Jr. Susan O'Rourke |
| Relatives | Bob Katter Sr. (grandfather) Carl Katter (half–uncle) Alex Douglas (cousin) |
| Residence | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| Education | St. Columba Catholic College |
| Alma mater | Queensland University of Technology |
| Occupation |
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| Website | robbiekatter |
Robert Carl Ignatius Katter (born 3 March 1977) is an Australian politician. He serves as the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Traeger, having previously represented Mount Isa from 2012 to 2017.[4] He is the leader of Katter's Australian Party, having taken over from his father Bob Katter in February 2020.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Katter was born on 3 March 1977 in North Queensland.[4][5] His father is Bob Katter, the federal member for Kennedy and founder of Katter's Australian Party, and his grandfather Bob Katter Sr. was also a federal MP. He received a Bachelor of Applied Science in Property Economics from the Queensland University of Technology.[4]
Career[]
Katter started his career as a mine worker in Mount Isa,[4][5] before working as a property valuer for fifteen years and running a small business in Mount Isa.[6]
He won Mount Isa at the 2012 state election, pushing Labor incumbent Betty Kiernan into third place.[5][7] He capitalised on his family's name recognition in the area. Mount Isa was virtually coextensive with the western portion of his father's federal seat of Kennedy, and much of the eastern portion of the seat was once part of the elder Katter's old state seat of Flinders.
After his election to the Legislative Assembly, he became Queensland leader of his father's party, but on 29 November 2012, it was announced that he had been succeeded as leader by Ray Hopper, and would become the party's "parliamentary secretary".[8] Following Hopper's defeat at the 2015 election, Katter once again became state leader.[9]
The state electorate of Mount Isa was abolished in 2017, and Katter followed most of his constituents into the new seat of Traeger. The new seat was essentially the northern, more urbanised portion of Katter's former seat, and is based on Mount Isa. The seat was created as a comfortably safe KAP seat, and Katter won it handily.
He serves on the boards of the Laura Johnson Home, a retirement home, and the Southern Gulf Catchments, an environmental organisation.[4]
In February 2020, he was appointed leader of the Katter's Australian Party.[10]
Personal Life[]
Katter is married to Daisy (nee Hatfield),[11] a former journalist. They met when Daisy was working for WIN Television in Townsville on an assignment to interview him. They have one child, Peaches Grace Katter, born 2020.[12][13]
References[]
- ^ "Subscribe – couriermail". couriermail.com.au.
- ^ "Katter caught by ABC reporter".
- ^ MacIntyre, Esther (4 September 2017). "Wedding bells for Daisy Hatfield and Robbie Katter".
- ^ a b c d e Queensland, c=AU; o=The State of Queensland; ou=Parliament of. "Former Members Bio". parliament.qld.gov.au.
- ^ a b c "Rob". robkatter.com.au.
- ^ Interview with Robbie Katter MP, The Betoota Advocate Podcast, Ep 130.
- ^ "Mount Isa – Queensland Votes 2012 – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ Hurst, Daniel (29 November 2012). "LNP defector clinches Katter party leadership". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Katter's Australian Party could hold the ticket to government in dramatic Queensland election". ABC Online. 2 February 2015.
- ^ Lynch, Lydia (2 February 2020). "Bob Katter hands over party leadership to his son". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ MacIntyre, Esther (4 September 2017). "Daisy and Robbie Katter share stunning photos of Spring wedding". The North West Star. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ Barry, Derek (21 April 2020). "Robbie and Daisy Katter have a baby girl". The North West Star. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ Butterworth, Kelly (22 April 2020). "Robbie Katter and wife Daisy welcome Peaches Grace to the family - ABC News". ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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