Warwick Parer
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Warwick Raymond Parer (born 6 April 1936), Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate, representing the state of Queensland. He was the nephew of Australian war photographer Damien Parer.
Born in Wau, Papua New Guinea, he attended St. Joseph's Nudgee College in Brisbane, and was educated at the University of Melbourne, where he received a Bachelor of Commerce.[1]
Parer became a member of the Senate in 1985, and from March 1996 to October 1998 was Minister for Resources and Energy in John Howard's government. In 1998, it was revealed that Senator Parer owned $2 million worth of shares in three Queensland coal mines – an apparent conflict of interest with his ministerial portfolio and a breach of the Prime Minister's ministerial guidelines. Despite previously sacking his own press secretary for undeclared shareholdings, Parer remained as minister until the October election, adamant that his shareholdings had not influenced any of his ministerial decisions.[2]
Parer retired from the Senate on 11 February 2000, and his vacant seat was taken by George Brandis (under Section 15 of the Australian Constitution).[3]
Parer is President of the Queensland Liberal Party, and was called upon to comment on the fate of fellow Queensland Senator Santo Santoro, who became embroiled in a similar shareholding scandal to Parer's in March 2007.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Senator Paul Calvert: Official Hansard, Australian Senate, 6 March 2000.
- ^ Tim Flannery: Civilisation's darkest hour, The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 August 2005.
- ^ Election Results for Senate - Queensland, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 24 September 2004.
- ^ Qld Libs to discuss Santoro future, The Age, 19 March 2007.
| Parliament of Australia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by David Beddall |
Minister for Resources and Energy 1996–1998 |
Succeeded by Nick Minchin Minister for Industry, Science and Resources |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Parer, Warwick Raymond |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6 April 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wau, Papua New Guinea |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
