Bob Katter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Bob Katter

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 22-May-1945

Place of Birth: Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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Robert Carl Katter (born 22 May 1945) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1993.
He was previously active in state politics from 1974 to 1992.
Katter was a member of the National Party until 2001, when he left to sit as an independent.
He formed his own party, Katter's Australian Party, in 2011. Katter was born in Cloncurry, Queensland.
His father, Bob Katter Sr., was also a politician.
His paternal grandfather was a Lebanese immigrant.
Katter was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1974 state election, representing the seat of Flinders.
He was elevated to cabinet in 1983, under Joh Bjelke-Petersen, and served as a government minister until the National Party's defeat at the 1989 state election. Katter left state politics in 1992, and the following year was elected to federal parliament standing in the Division of Kennedy (his father's old seat).
The National Party's move to free market policies badly damaged the sugar and dairy industries which led to a confrontation and his ultimate resignation, before the 2001 federal election.
He has since been re-elected four more times as an independent and four times for his own party.
Katter is known for his aggressive economic nationalism (developmentalism), "build it, don't sell it" and is a strong supporter of arbitration for the farmers and employees.
His son, Robbie Katter, is a state MP in Queensland, the third generation of the family to serve in parliament.