Steve Rodgers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Steve Rodgers

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1951

Place of Birth: Australia

Profession: politician, boilermaker

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Steve Rodgers

  • Steven Gordon Rodgers (born 23 June 1951) is a former Australian politician.
  • He was a Labor member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2001 to 2004, representing the seat of Burdekin. Rodgers was born in Lismore, New South Wales, and qualified as a boilermaker.
  • He underwent national service from April 1972 to January 1973.
  • In 1997 he was certified as a carpet cleaning technician by the Australian Carpet Cleaning Institute.
  • Rodgers held the posts of President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Burdekin ALP branch before his election to the seat in a surprise win in 2001, pushing incumbent City Country Alliance member Jeff Knuth into third place.
  • He was defeated by National Party candidate Rosemary Menkens in 2004.
  • While he led on the first count, Menkens overtook him on preferences from Knuth, who ran as an independent.
  • He tried to regain Burdekin in 2006 and was unsuccessful.

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