John Flowers (politician)

John Flowers
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Rockdale
In office
26 March 2011  6 March 2015
Preceded by Frank Sartor
Succeeded by Steve Kamper
Personal details
Born (1954-01-14) 14 January 1954
Nationality Australian
Political party Liberal Party of Australia
Residence Brighton-Le-Sands
Occupation Teacher
Website Parliamentary webpage

John Frederick Flowers (born 14 January 1954), an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Rockdale for the Liberal Party of Australia from 2011 to 2015.[1]

Early years and background

Flowers was a teacher at Belmore Boys' High School for over 20 years. He served as a Councillor on Kogarah Council between 1999 until 2004, and then Rockdale Council since 2004, where he served as Deputy Mayor and then Mayor.

Political career

In 2011, Flowers contested the normally safe[2] Labor seat of Rockdale in the St George-Kogarah district. He was elected with 53.6 per cent of the two-party vote.[3] Flowers' main opponent was Steve Kamper, representing Labor. Frank Sartor who was the previous Labor sitting member had earlier announced his retirement from politics after holding the seat for 8 years.[3]

References

  1. "Mr John Frederick Flowers MP". Members of the NSW Legislative Assembly. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  2. "Avoid scandals, O'Farrell tells his MPs". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. AAP. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  3. 1 2 Green, Antony (5 April 2011). "Rockdale". NSW Votes 2011. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by
Frank Sartor
Member for Rockdale
20112015
Succeeded by
Steve Kamper
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