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Australian politician For the Victorian politician, see Frederick Bromley.

Fred BromleyOAM, JP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Norman
In office
28 May 1960 – 27 May 1972
Preceded byWilliam Baxter
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for South Brisbane
In office
27 May 1972 – 7 December 1974
Preceded byCol Bennett
Succeeded byColin Lamont
Personal details
BornFred Phillip Bromley
(1917-07-24)24 July 1917
Nottingham, England
Died14 May 1988(1988-05-14) (aged 70)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
NationalityEnglish Australian
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseBeryl Lillian Williams (m.1941)
OccupationDental technician

Fred Phillip Bromley OAM (24 July 1917 – 14 May 1988) was a dental technician and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Bromley was born at Carrington, a small suburb of Nottingham, England, to Thomas Llewelyn Bromley and his wife Amanda (née Hopkins) and arrived in Queensland in 1919. After attending Toowong State School he went on to study to be a dental technician at Brisbane Technical College.

In World War II, he joined the Australian Army and served in the 2/1 Dental Unit until his discharge in February 1945.

Political career

Representing the ALP, Bromley won the seat of Norman. at the 1960 Queensland state election, taking over the seat from fellow Labor member, William Baxter who had moved to the neighbouring seat of Hawthorne.

He remained as member for Norman until 1972 when the seat was abolished and move to the seat of South Brisbane. His time there was short lived as he lost the seat when the Labor Party was reduced to just eleven members in 1974.

Personal life

On 17 December 1941, Bromley married Beryl Lillian Williams and together had one daughter.

Bromley died in Brisbane in 1988.

References

  1. ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. BROMLEY, FREDERICK PHILLIP – World War Two Nominal Roll. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded byWilliam Baxter Member for Norman
1960–1972 		Abolished
Preceded byCol Bennett Member for South Brisbane
1972–1974 		Succeeded byColin Lamont
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