Gilbert Alison

{{short description|Australian politician|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Gil Alison | honorific_suffix = | image = | caption = | constituency_AM1 = Maryborough | assembly1 = Queensland Legislative | term_start1 = 24 July 1971 | term_end1 = 12 November 1977 | predecessor1 = Horace Davies | successor1 = Brendan Hansen | term_start2 = 22 October 1983 | term_end2 = 2 December 1989 | predecessor2 = Brendan Hansen | successor2 = Bob Dollin | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1933|5|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Maryborough, Queensland, Australia | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | birth_name = Gilbert Alison | party = National Party (1983–1989) | other_party = Liberal Party (1971–1977) | spouse = Florence Barbeler | children = | alma_mater = University of Queensland | occupation = Accountant | relations = }}

'''Gilbert Alison''' is an Australian politician. He served as a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the seat of Maryborough from 1971 until his defeat in 1977, before returning at the 1983 election as a member of the National Party.<ref name="Green2009">{{cite web | last = Green | first = Antony | authorlink = Antony Green | title = Maryborough | work = ABC Online | publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | url = http://www.abc.net.au/elections/qld/2009/guide/mary.htm | accessdate = 14 February 2010 }}</ref> He served as Minister for Main Roads and Racing in the short-lived government of Russell Cooper between 25 September and 7 December 1989, before again being defeated and retiring from politics.<ref name="Hughes">{{cite book | last = Hughes | first = Colin A. | year = 2002 | title = A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1985-1999 | publisher = Federation Press | isbn = 1-86287-434-4 | page = 143 }}</ref>

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{{s-start}} {{s-par|au-qld}} {{s-bef|before= Horace Davies}} {{s-ttl |title= Member for Maryborough|years=1971–1977}} {{s-aft|after=Brendan Hansen}} {{s-bef|before= Brendan Hansen}} {{s-ttl |title= Member for Maryborough|years=1983–1989}} {{s-aft|after=Bob Dollin}} {{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alison, Gilbert}} Category:Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland Category:Living people Category:National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Category:1933 births