Summary
Donald Wallace Livingstone (1 October 1948 – 15 October 2015) was a politician in Queensland, Australia.
Don Livingstone | |
|---|---|
| Queensland Government Chief Whip | |
| In office 22 February 1995 – 20 February 1996 | |
| Premier | Wayne Goss |
| Preceded by | Warren Pitt |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Springborg |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Ipswich West | |
| In office 17 February 2001 – 9 September 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Paff |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Wendt |
| In office 2 December 1989 – 13 June 1998 | |
| Preceded by | David Underwood |
| Succeeded by | Jack Paff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald Wallace Livingstone 1 October 1948 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 15 October 2015 (aged 67) Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Alma mater | Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education |
| Occupation | Political advisor |
Early life edit
Donald Wallace Livingstone was born in Kingaroy, Queensland on 1 October 1948. He moved to Ipswich at the age of seven.[1] He was married to his wife Cheryl in October 1972; the couple had two children. Livingstone and his wife owned two delicatessens, earning him the nickname "Deli Don".[2]
Politics edit
Livingstone was a policy advisor to the Minister for Public Works and Housing before entering politics himself. He was the Labor Party's Queensland campaign director 1983–1986, and served on Ipswich City Council from 1985 to 1990. In 1989, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for Ipswich West. In 1998, he was defeated by Jack Paff, the One Nation candidate. Livingstone defeated Paff (running for the City Country Alliance) in 2001, and served until his retirement in 2006.[3]
Later life edit
Livingstone died from stomach cancer at the Ipswich Hospice on 15 October 2015.[4] Several hundred people attended his funeral at the North Ipswich Reserve on 20 October 2015. At the funeral, Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale announced that he would honour Livingstone's dying wish to see the hospice's car parking and pedestrian crossing upgraded. He was buried at Warrill Park Cemetery.[2]
Legacy edit
The bridge over the Bremer River at One Mile/Leichhardt was named the Don Livingstone One Mile Bridge in February 2015.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Bennion, Brian (19 February 2015). "Bridge honour for Livingstone". Queensland Times. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Deli Don honoured as a hero of working voters". Queensland Times. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Motherwell, Sarah (15 October 2015). "Former state Labor MP and Ipswich councillor Don Livingstone dies". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 22 October 2015.