Kev Lingard

Kevin Lingard
Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
In office 17 February 1987 – 24 November 1987
Preceded by	John Warner
Succeeded by	Lin Powell
Constituency	Fassifern
In office 5 July 1989 – 2 November 1989
Preceded by	Lin Powell
Succeeded by	Jim Fouras
Constituency	Fassifern
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Fassifern
In office 22 October 1983 – 19 September 1992
Preceded by	Selwyn Muller
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Beaudesert
In office 19 September 1992 – 20 March 2009
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Aidan McLindon
Personal details
Born	14 August 1942 Miles, Queensland
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal National Party
Other political affiliations	The Nationals
Occupation	High school Principal, Sports commentator

Kevin Rowson "Kev" Lingard (born 14 August 1942) is an Australian politician.^[1] He was a National Party (Liberal National from 2008 onwards) member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1983 to 2009^[1] and a formey Deputy leader of the Nationals in Queensland.

Lingard first entered state parliament as the member for Fassifern at the 1983 state election. He held the seat until its abolition at the 1992 state election, upon which he won the replacement seat of Beaudesert.^[1] He remained the member for Beaudesert until his retirement at the 2009 state election.^[1]

Lingard served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from February to November 1987. He resigned the Speakership to accept the position of Minister for Health and Environment in the dying days of the Joh Bjelke-Petersen premiership. He held the job for just a week until Mike Ahern became Premier of Queensland on 1 December 1987 and Lingard was not included in the ministry. Lingard again became Speaker in September 1989, retaining the position until November that year, when his party lost the 1989 state election.

Lingard served as Deputy Leader of the National Party from 1992 to 1998. When the National Party returned to government in 1996, Lingard was appointed Minister for Families, Youth and Community Care^[1] under the premiership of Rob Borbidge. He retained the portfolio until his party's loss at the 1998 state election.

At the March 2009 state election, Lingard retired as the member for Beaudesert and was replaced as Liberal National Party candidate by Aidan McLindon.

Lingard was born in the Queensland town of Miles. He is married with two daughters and one son.

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

• Antony Green. "Retiring MPs". ABC.