Jason Woodforth
Jason Ross Woodforth (born 27 November 1970) is an Australian Liberal National politician who was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Nudgee from 2012 to 2015.[1][2]
Jason Woodforth | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Nudgee | |
In office 24 March 2012 – 31 January 2015 | |
Preceded by | Neil Roberts |
Succeeded by | Leanne Linard |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 November 1970 |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Liberal National Health Australia Party |
Children | 2 |
Profession | Sales representative, sales manager, fitness business owner |
Biography
Jason Woodforth was born in Brisbane on 27 November 1970.[3] He was educated at Craigslea and Brisbane State High Schools.[4] He runs a bodybuilding supplements business, Bodyzone sports supplements,[5] and is managing director of supplement importing company International Brands Direct.[6] He also serves as the Australian vice president and Queensland president of the International Natural Bodybuilding Association.[7] He has won a 'promoter's contest' in bodybuilding held by the INBA.[8]
Fluoridation
Woodforth was quoted by the Courier Mail[9] as being in support of ceasing fluoridation of the Queensland water supply. This was at odds with Woodforth's maiden speech, where he was concerned by rising health care costs in Australia.[10] He has been disciplined by prominent Queensland LNP member and former dentist John-Paul Langbroek for these comments, as well as receiving a critical editorial from the Courier Mail. Andrew Wong of the Australian Dental Association agreed with ABC AM interviewer Annie Guest that the LNP was possibly appeasing an "uninformed minority".[11] In this interview, Woodforth avoided answering questions regarding his lack of formal education he had in health care, by stating "What I say to people is you actually don't need letters after your name to work out what's right and what's wrong".
References
- "Jason Woodforth". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- "Nudgee - Queensland Votes 2012". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- Liberal National Party biography
- "Jason Woodforth". LinkedIn.
- http://www.demandrecruitment.com.au/employers.html. Archived 30 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- "Nudgee - Queensland Votes 2012 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- INBA Australian Vice President
- Ironside, Robyn (11 December 2012). "Nudgee MP and anti-fluoride campaigner Jason Woodforth's natural bodybuilding makes him parliament's new pin-up". Courier-Mail. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- Robyn Ironside (10 December 2012). "Jason Woodforth gets the drill on fluoride sniping". The Courier-Mail. News Corp. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- Jason Woodforth (31 May 2012). "MAIDEN SPEECH" (PDF). Hansard. Government of Queensland. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- Annie Guest (11 December 2012). "Queensland under fire over fluoridation". AM. ABC Australia. Retrieved 8 May 2016.