{{Short description|Australian politician (1949–2018)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2012}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Terry Mackenroth | caption = | office = 29th Deputy Premier of Queensland | premier = Peter Beattie | term_start = 30 November 2000 | term_end = 28 July 2005 | predecessor = Paul Braddy | successor = Anna Bligh | order1 = 44th | office1 = Treasurer of Queensland | term_start1 = 22 February 2001 | term_end1 = 25 July 2005 | premier1 = Peter Beattie | predecessor1 = David Hamill | successor1 = Peter Beattie | office2 = Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland | term_start2 = 30 November 2000 | term_end2 = 28 July 2005 | leader2 = Peter Beattie | predecessor2 = Jim Elder | successor2 = Anna Bligh | office3 = Leader of the House | term_start3 = 29 June 1998 | term_end3 = 22 March 2001 | premier3 = Peter Beattie | predecessor3 = Tony FitzGerald | successor3 = Anna Bligh | term_start4 = 25 August 1992 | term_end4 = 19 February 1996 | premier4 = Wayne Goss | predecessor4 = Paul Braddy | successor4 = Tony FitzGerald | term_start5 = 7 December 1989 | term_end5 = 10 December 1991 | premier5 = Wayne Goss | predecessor5 = Neville Harper | successor5 = Paul Braddy | office6 = Manager of Opposition Business in Queensland | leader6 = Peter Beattie | term_start6 = 19 February 1996 | term_end6 = 29 June 1998 | predecessor6 = Tony FitzGerald | successor6 = Denver Beanland
| constituency_AM7 = Chatsworth | assembly7 = Queensland Legislative | term_start7 = 12 November 1977 | term_end7 = 25 July 2005 | predecessor7 = Bill Hewitt | successor7 = Michael Caltabiano | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1949|7|16}} | birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2018|4|30|1949|7|16}} | death_place = South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | birth_name = Terence Michael Mackenroth | party = Labor | occupation = Steel fabrication business owner}}
'''Terence Michael Mackenroth''' (16 July 1949 – 30 April 2018) was an Australian politician from Queensland, who was a member of the Labor Party. He served almost 28 years with a notable parliamentary service history and a number of ministerial roles including Treasurer and Deputy Premier.<ref name=qp>{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2015|url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1086157460|accessdate=6 February 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206042948/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1086157460|archivedate=6 February 2015}}</ref>
==Early life== Prior to his entry into politics, Mackenroth was principal in a steel fabrication and building company.
==Political career== Mackenroth was first elected on 12 November 1977 in the southern Brisbane seat of Chatsworth.<ref name=qp/>
Mackenroth was Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Leader of the House from 7 December 1989 to 10 December 1991, then Minister for Housing and Local Government until the Goss government lost power on 19 February 1996.<ref name=qp/>
While in opposition, Mackenroth was Shadow Minister for Housing, Local Government and Planning, Communication and Information from 17 December 1996 to 26 June 1998.<ref name=qp/>
On 3 November 1995, Mackenroth opened the first approved 3-story, multi residential timber-framed construction building project in Australia. This is now also the current residence of Dr Tim Winter.
After the ALP returned to power under Peter Beattie in 1998, Mackenroth returned to Ministerial rank, picking-up portfolios of Regional and Rural Communities (until 16 December 1999), Local Government and Planning (until 30 November 2000) and Communication and Information (until 22 February 2001).<ref name=qp/>
Described favourably by Beattie as a "tough son-of-a-bitch",<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/stories/s218817.htm ABC 7.30 Report, "Numbers game", 30 November 2000] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124024226/http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/stories/s218817.htm |date=24 January 2005 }}</ref> Mackenroth was made Deputy Premier on 30 November 2000 after the former deputy premier, Jim Elder, resigned from the party before he admitted to electoral fraud at a Criminal Justice Commission inquiry into electoral rorting. With the developing scandal, Beattie trusted Mackenroth to help him save the government. He was known as "The Fox" within government for his political intelligence and strategies.
On 22 February 2001, Mackenroth took on the position of Treasurer. He remained as Treasurer and Deputy Premier for over four years until his resignation from parliament on 25 July 2005.<ref name=qp/>
==Post Politics==
Mackenroth was appointed a director of the Queensland-based property development company [http://www.devine.com.au/ Devine Limited] on 29 September 2005.
After north Queensland was ravaged by Cyclone Larry on 20 March 2006, Mackenroth was appointed to help in the recovery of the region.
In April 2007 Mackenroth was appointed a panelist on the Local Government Reform Commission.
Mackenroth was an independent director at Queensland Rugby League and a former director of the Australian Rugby League. In November 2016, Mackenroth was appointed interim chairman of the Central Queensland Capras in Rockhampton following the resignation of Geoff Murphy. His role with the Capras was to assist with the transition process, restructure the club and help find a new board. He previously acted in a similar role at the Northern Pride in Cairns.<ref>[http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2016/11/21/new_model_to_strengt.html New model to strengthen Capras] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122221505/http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2016/11/21/new_model_to_strengt.html |date=22 November 2016 }}, QRL Media, QRL website, 21 November 2016, Retrieved 22 November 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/the-250000-lifeline-that-saved-the-capras/3114648 The $250,000 lifeline that saved Capras] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123135010/http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/the-250000-lifeline-that-saved-the-capras/3114648/ |date=23 November 2016 }}, Matty Holdsworth, ''The Morning Bulletin'', 22 November 2016, Retrieved 22 November 2016.</ref>
==Personal life== Mackenroth was married with two daughters Rachel and Jessica and four grandchildren Jordan, Jeremy, Emma and Jacob and was a qualified welder. He was a Roman Catholic.<ref name=qp />
Mackenroth died at Mater Private Hospital on 30 April 2018,<ref name="hospital">{{cite news|title=Former Queensland deputy premier Terry Mackenroth will be given state funeral|url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/05/01/08/58/terry-mackenroth-dead-former-queensland-premier-treasurer|accessdate=2 May 2018|work=Nine News|date=2 May 2018}}</ref> aged 68 years, from a combination of a lung tumour and pneumonia, less than a fortnight after diagnosis of the lung tumour. Twenty years earlier he had been successfully treated for lung cancer.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-30/terry-mackenroth-former-minister-deputy-premier-dies-lung-tumour/9704708|title=Queensland Labor stalwart Terry Mackenroth dies from lung tumour|last=O'Brien|first=Chris|date=30 April 2018|work=ABC News|access-date=1 May 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430173642/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-30/terry-mackenroth-former-minister-deputy-premier-dies-lung-tumour/9704708|archivedate=30 April 2018}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
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