Alex Douglas (politician)

Alex Douglas
Leader of the Palmer United Party
in Queensland
In office
6 June 2013 – 11 August 2014
DeputyCarl Judge
Preceded byGlenn Lazarus
Succeeded byCarl Judge
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Gaven
In office
1 April 2006 – 9 September 2006
Preceded byRobert Poole
Succeeded byPhil Gray
In office
21 March 2009 – 31 January 2015
Preceded byPhil Gray
Succeeded bySid Cramp
Personal details
Born
Alexander Rodney Douglas

(1958-11-24) 24 November 1958 (age 65)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyIndependent (2012–2013; 2014–present)
Other political
affiliations
National (before 2008)
Liberal National (2008–2012)
Palmer United (2013–2014)
RelationsSee Douglas family
Bob Katter (uncle)
Robbie Katter (cousin)
EducationSt Joseph's College
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
OccupationGeneral practitioner
(Self–employed)
ProfessionDoctor
Politician

Alexander Rodney Douglas (born 24 November 1958) is a former Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from April to September 2006, representing the electorate of Gaven. He was elected for the same seat as a Liberal National Party member in 2009, and re-elected in 2012.

In late 2012, he left the Liberal National Party to sit as an independent, and subsequently joined the United Australia Party, rebranded as the Palmer United Party (PUP), in June 2013, serving as its state leader. He resigned from the Palmer United Party in August 2014 and again sat as an independent for the final months of his term, but was defeated at the 2015 state election.


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