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Merv Thackeray is a former Australian politician who served as the leader of the National Party of Australia from 1975 to 1983. He was born in Mackay, Queensland, Australia on 20 October 1925. Thackeray was educated at the University of Queensland, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948. He then worked as a teacher and later as a journalist. In 1975, Thackeray was elected leader of the National Party of Australia, and he served in this role until 1983. During his tenure, he was instrumental in the party's success in the 1977 federal election, when it won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives. Thackeray was also a strong advocate for rural and regional Australia, and he was a vocal opponent of the Whitlam government's policies. He was also a strong supporter of the monarchy and the Australian flag. In 1983, Thackeray retired from politics and returned to journalism. He has since written several books, including his autobiography, Merv Thackeray: A Political Life. As of 2021, Merv Thackeray's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.

Popular As Mervyn Herbert Thackeray
Occupation Engine driver, Fireman, Grazier
Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 20 October 1925
Birthday 20 October
Birthplace Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Date of death (2014-06-07)
Died Place N/A
Nationality Australia

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1972

Thackeray had a poor relationship with the party administration throughout the later part of his career. Mike Ahern claimed Thackeray had been "on the outer with the ALP, partly because he was a left-wing meat worker and partly because he was useless." Ahern further claimed that Thackeray had been leaking Labor tactics to Government Whip Vince Jones. In January 1972, Thackeray, along with two other dissident MLAs, Col Bennett and Ed Casey, were disendorsed after repeated clashes with the state secretary and state executive. The three MLAs ran for re-election as independents under the banner of the "True Labor Party", but Thackeray and Bennett were both soundly defeated.

1957

Thackeray was born in Mackay and educated at Mackay Primary School. He had a career as a grazier and on the railways before entering politics, working variously as engine driver, fireman, engine cleaner and union delegate. He entered politics at the 1957 election immediately following the Labor split of that year, defeating Labor defector and Queensland Labor Party candidate Viv Cooper on behalf of official Labor in the seat of Keppel. His seat of Keppel was abolished in 1960, and he successfully switched to its successor seat of Rockhampton North. He was subsequently re-elected in Rockhampton North a further three times.

1925

Mervyn Herbert (Merv) Thackeray (20 October 1925 – 7 June 2014) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1957 until 1972, representing Keppel (1957–1960) and Rockhampton North (1960–1972). He was disendorsed in January 1972 and ran unsuccessfully as an independent at the 1972 state election.

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