Sam Doumany Explained

Sam Doumany
Office:Deputy Leader of the
Queensland Liberal Party
Term Start:23 December 1980
Term End:14 August 1983
Leader:Llew Edwards
Predecessor:Fred Campbell
Successor:Angus Innes
Office1:Attorney-General of Queensland
and Minister for Justice
Term Start1:23 December 1980
Term End1:18 August 1983
Premier1:Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Predecessor1:Bill Lickiss
Successor1:Neville Harper
Office2:Minister for Welfare
Term Start2:2 October 1978
Term End2:23 December 1980
Premier2:Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Predecessor2:Bill Lickiss
Successor2:Terry White
Constituency Am3:Kurilpa
Assembly3:Queensland Legislative
Term Start3:7 December 1974
Term End3:22 October 1983
Predecessor3:Clive Hughes
Successor3:Anne Warner
Birth Date:2 September 1937
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Birthname:Samuel Sydney Doumany
Nationality:Australian
Party:Liberal Party
Occupation:Economist

Samuel Sydney Doumany (born 2 September 1937) is an Australian retired politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and Attorney-General and Minister for Justice in Queensland.[1]

Political career

Doumany was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the Liberal candidate for Kurilpa at the 1974 election.

He was Minister for Welfare from 10 October 1978 to 23 December 1980. He was Minister for Justice and Attorney-General from 23 December 1980 to 18 August 1983.

He held Kurilpa until the 1983 election when he was defeated by Labor candidate Anne Warner.[1] [2] [3]

Honours

In 2022, Doumany was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2022 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to parliament and politics in Queensland, and to the community".[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Doumany, Hon Samuel Sydney (Sam). Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 19 January 2015. 19 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150119104643/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=471. live.
  2. 19 January 2015.
  3. 19 January 2015.
  4. News: Australia Day 2022 Honours List . 25 January 2022 . Sydney Morning Herald . Nine Entertainment Co . 25 January 2022 . 25 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220125112147/https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-day-2022-honours-list-20220125-p59r53.html . live .