Trevor Watts (politician)

Trevor John Watts (born 30 January 1968) is an Australian Liberal National politician who is the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Toowoomba North, having defeated Kerry Shine at the 2012 state election.[1]

Trevor Watts

MP
Member of the Queensland Parliament
for Toowoomba North
Assumed office
24 March 2012
Preceded byKerry Shine
Personal details
Born (1968-01-30) 30 January 1968
Essex, England, United Kingdom
Political partyLiberal National Party of Queensland
Spouse(s)Susan Watts
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Southern Queensland

Watts was born in Essex, England and was raised in and around London. At the age of 17, he moved to Hong Kong to play basketball for South China AA. He visited Queensland in 1988, to attend World Expo 88 in Brisbane, and decided to move there permanently.[2]

Trevor was elected to Queensland Parliament as the Member for Toowoomba North in 2012, and was re-elected in 2015 and 2017. He currently serves as a Member of the Economics and Governance Committee. Prior to that, Watts' Parliamentary service included being a member of the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee, Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee and the Ethics Committee, chair of the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee, Chief Opposition Whip, Shadow Minister for Police and Counter Terrorism and Shadow Minister for Corrective Services.[3]

Watts resigned his position as Shadow Minister for Police and Counter Terrorism, and Shadow Minister for Corrective Services in April 2020 following public revelations that he lied about attending a social event that contravened Queensland's COVID-19 health regulations. He was fined $1,300 by Queensland Police.[4][5][6]

References
  1. "Toowoomba North - Queensland Votes 2012". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. Watts, Trevor. "Maiden speech" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/current/list/MemberDetails?ID=1634313414
  4. "Queensland MP Trevor Watts apologises for breaching coronavirus restrictions". The New Daily. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. "Trevor Watts dumped from shadow ministry after COVID-19 fine". brisbanetimes.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. "Coronavirus Australia: Photos emerge of gathering which led to Queensland MP sacked, cops fined". 7 News. Seven West Media. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Kerry Shine		 Member for Toowoomba North
2012–present		 Incumbent


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