What is Keith Wright (Australian politician)?
'''Keith Webb Wright''' (9 January 1942 &ndash; 13 January 2015) was an [[Australians|Australian]] [[politician]], [[educator]], and [[Child sexual abuse|convicted child rapist]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Press|first=Australian Associated|date=2015-01-13|title=Keith Wright, former Queensland Labor leader jailed for paedophilia, dies aged 72|url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jan/13/keith-wright-former-queensland-labor-leader-jailed-for-paedophilia-dies-aged-72|access-date=2020-12-04|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> He was first a [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] politician before becoming [[Independent (politician)|independent]]. He served as the [[Leader of the Opposition of Queensland]] from 20 October 1982 until 29 August 1984. He was also an [[Australian House of Representatives|MP]] for [[Division of Capricornia|Capricornia]] from 1 December 1984 until 13 March 1993. From December 1993, he served an eight year jail sentence for child rape. Wright was born in [[Toowoomba, Queensland|Toowoomba]], [[Queensland]]. He was educated at the [[University of Queensland]] and [[Kelvin Grove Teachers College]] in [[Brisbane]] before becoming a [[teacher]] and [[author]]. After serving his prison sentence, he lived in [[Vietnam]] and worked at a language academy. Wright died on 13 January 2015 in Vietnam, aged 72.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-13/disgraced-former-labor-leader-keith-wright-dies-in-vietnam/6014558|title=Disgraced former Queensland Labor leader Keith Wright dies in Vietnam|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=13 January 2015|accessdate=13 January 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Kevin}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Australian criminals]] [[Category:Australian educators]] [[Category:Australian Labor Party politicians]] [[Category:Australian prisoners]] [[Category:Independent politicians in Australia]] [[Category:People convicted of assault]] [[Category:Politicians from Queensland]] [[