Chris Foley (politician)

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Chris Foley
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Maryborough
In office
23 April 2003 – 23 March 2012
Preceded byJohn Kingston
Succeeded byAnne Maddern
Personal details
Born
Christopher John Foley

(1956-02-25) 25 February 1956 (age 68)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyIndependent
OccupationCertified Financial Planner, Wesleyan Methodist minister

Christopher John Foley (born 25 February 1956) is an Australian politician. Born in Brisbane, he became a certified financial planner and received a Diploma in Christian Doctrine and Practice, was an Associate in Theology, and became a Justice of the Peace. An ordained minister with the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia, he is married with five children.

He is now retired now from politics and as a pastor of Grace community church. He was elected as an independent to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in a 2003 by-election for the seat of Maryborough following the resignation due to ill health of another independent, former One Nation MLA John Kingston. Foley was re-elected at the 2004, 2006 and 2009 elections. He lost his seat at the 2012 election to the Liberal National Party of Queensland.[1]

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Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Maryborough
2003–2012
Succeeded by