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Keith Webb Wright (9 January 1942 – 13 January 2015) was an Australian politician and educator. Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, he was educated at the University of Queensland and Kelvin Grove Teachers College〔 in Brisbane before becoming a teacher and author. On 17 May 1969, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for Rockhampton South and after a seat redistribution, represented Rockhampton (1972–1984).〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/explore/parliamentaryrecord/sections/Part%202.19.pdf )〕 In 1982, he became Leader of the Opposition. Wright remained opposition leader until he left the Assembly in 1984, transferring to federal politics as the Labor MP for Capricornia in the Australian House of Representatives. In 1993, he was charged with indecently dealing and child rape,〔 and as a result lost his Labor endorsement. He contested the 1993 election as an independent, gaining 5.9% of the vote but losing to endorsed ALP candidate Marjorie Henzell. In December 1993 he was convicted and jailed for eight years.〔 After leaving jail, Wright moved to Vietnam and ran a company, International Language Academy Australia, which trains TESOL teachers in Southeast Asia. Wright died in Vietnam on 13 January 2015, aged 73. ==References== |- 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Keith Wright (Australian politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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