Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Dr Alexander Rodney (Alex) Douglas (born 24 November 1958) is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland since 2009, representing the district of Gaven. He was elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2012 as a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland, but resigned from the party to sit as an independent later that year and then joined a newly created United Australia Party on 30 April 2013. He became the Queensland leader of The United Australia Party which was subsequently renamed the Palmer United Party nationally but is still registered under its original name in Queensland.Born in Brisbane, he comes of a political family: his great-grandfather was John Douglas, Premier of Queensland from 1877 to 1879, and his grandfather was Henry Douglas, member for Cook from 1907 to 1915. He was a general practitioner and medical officer before entering parliament, and was deputy chair of the Queensland Division of General Practice. He was also on the Central Council of the National Party.. }
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- Alex_Douglas_(politician) abstract "Dr Alexander Rodney (Alex) Douglas (born 24 November 1958) is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland since 2009, representing the district of Gaven. He was elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2012 as a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland, but resigned from the party to sit as an independent later that year and then joined a newly created United Australia Party on 30 April 2013. He became the Queensland leader of The United Australia Party which was subsequently renamed the Palmer United Party nationally but is still registered under its original name in Queensland.Born in Brisbane, he comes of a political family: his great-grandfather was John Douglas, Premier of Queensland from 1877 to 1879, and his grandfather was Henry Douglas, member for Cook from 1907 to 1915. He was a general practitioner and medical officer before entering parliament, and was deputy chair of the Queensland Division of General Practice. He was also on the Central Council of the National Party.".