Des Booth

Desmond James Booth (20 July 1920 – 11 December 1996), Australian politician, and dairy farmer and director of a number of agricultural co-operatives and associations prior to election. He was a councillor of the Shire of Glengallan in the Southern Downs region of Queensland, and served with the Australian Imperial Force in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands from 1941 to 1944.

Des Booth
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warwick
In office 12 November 1977 – 19 September 1992
Preceded by	David Cory
Succeeded by	Lawrence Springborg
Personal details
Born	Desmond James Booth (1920-07-20)20 July 1920 Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Died	11 December 1996(1996-12-11) (aged 76) Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Political party	National Party
Spouse	Marie Veronica Brosnan
Occupation	Dairy farmer

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Warwick in 1977, representing the National Party, and remained its representative until 1992.

References

• Waterson, D.B. Biographical register of the Queensland Parliament, 1930-1980 Canberra: ANU Press (1982)

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by David Cory	Member for Warwick 1977–1992	Succeeded by Lawrence Springborg