Trevor Perrett

Trevor John Perrett (born 2 August 1941 in Kingaroy, Queensland) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1988 to 1998, representing the electorate of Barambah.[1] Perrett was elected at the 1988 Barambah state by-election as the Citizens Electoral Council candidate. In December 1988 he switched to the Nationals. He represented the seat until his defeat by One Nation candidate Dorothy Pratt at the 1998 state election.[1]

Trevor Perrett
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Barambah
In office
14 April 1988 – 13 June 1998
Preceded byJoh Bjelke-Petersen
Succeeded byDorothy Pratt
Personal details
Born
Trevor John Perrett

(1941-08-02) 2 August 1941
Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyThe Nationals
Other political
affiliations		Citizens Electoral Council
ChildrenTony Perrett

Perrett was Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry in the government of Rob Borbidge from 1996 to 1998,[1] but was caught out having a sexual relationship lasting several years with a prostitute, Colleen Jefferies, who was found dead in her Brisbane home in 1996 in suspicious circumstances.[2][3]

References
  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. Bray, Hillary (16 June 2002). "Rodent's jaunt and Nauruan snub". Crikey. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. Wanna, John (December 1998). "Queensland January to June 1998" (PDF). Australian Journal of Politics and History. 44 (4): 590. doi:10.1111/1467-8497.00040. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Joh Bjelke-Petersen		 Member for Barambah
1988–1998		 Succeeded by
Dorothy Pratt


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