Sam Doumany

Samuel Sydney Doumany AM (born 2 September 1937) is an Australian retired politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and Attorney-General and Minister for Justice in Queensland.[1]

The Honourable
Sam Doumany
AM
Deputy Leader of the
Queensland Liberal Party
In office
23 December 1980 – 14 August 1983
LeaderLlew Edwards
Preceded byFred Campbell
Succeeded byAngus Innes
Attorney-General of Queensland
and Minister for Justice
In office
23 December 1980 – 18 August 1983
PremierJoh Bjelke-Petersen
Preceded byBill Lickiss
Succeeded byNeville Harper
Minister for Welfare
In office
2 October 1978 – 23 December 1980
PremierJoh Bjelke-Petersen
Preceded byBill Lickiss
Succeeded byTerry White
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Kurilpa
In office
7 December 1974 – 22 October 1983
Preceded byClive Hughes
Succeeded byAnne Warner
Personal details
Born
Samuel Sydney Doumany

(1937-09-02) 2 September 1937
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
OccupationEconomist

Political career

Doumany was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the Liberal candidate for Kurilpa at the 1974 election.

He was Minister for Welfare from 10 October 1978 to 23 December 1980. He was Minister for Justice and Attorney-General from 23 December 1980 to 18 August 1983.

He held Kurilpa until the 1983 election when he was defeated by Labor candidate Anne Warner.[1][2][3]

Honours

In 2022, Doumany was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2022 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to parliament and politics in Queensland, and to the community".[4]

See also

References
  1. "Doumany, Hon Samuel Sydney (Sam)". Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. "Australia Day 2022 Honours List". Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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