Tony Bourke | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Lockyer | |
| In office 16 October 1976 – 29 November 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Chalk |
| Succeeded by | Tony FitzGerald |
| 63rd Mayor of Toowoomba | |
| In office 1997–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Ross Miller |
| Succeeded by | Di Thorley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony James Bourke 30 July 1941 Nundah, Queensland, Australia |
| Spouse | Mary Agnes McNamara (m.1970) |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Occupation | Pharmacist |
Anthony James Bourke (born 30 July 1941) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1976 to 1980, representing the electorate of Lockyer. A long-term Toowoomba councillor, he later served as Mayor of Toowoomba from 1997 to 2000.
Bourke was born in the Brisbane suburb of Nundah, and was educated at St Patrick's College in Shorncliffe and the University of Queensland. A pharmacist outside politics, he worked in Brisbane from 1959 to 1966 and in London from 1966 to 1969, before settling in Toowoomba in 1970. He bought and operated a pharmacy in Margaret Street, and was elected as a City of Toowoomba alderman in 1976.[1][2]
- ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Past Mayors: Bourke, Mr Anthony James (Tony)". Toowoomba Regional Council. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
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