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Ken O'Dowd (Kenneth Desmond O'Dowd) was born on 30 June, 1950 in Gladstone, Queensland, Australia, is an Australian politician. Discover Ken O'Dowd's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

Popular As Kenneth Desmond O'Dowd
Occupation N/A
Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 30 June 1950
Birthday 30 June
Birthplace Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australia

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Ken O'Dowd Net Worth

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1950

Kenneth Desmond O'Dowd (born 30 June 1950) is an Australian former politician.

1970

From 1970 to 1978 he worked on the construction of the Bougainville Copper Mine in New Guinea.

1978

In 1978, he worked at the Gladstone seaport terminal within the fuel industry, until establishing his own Mobil fuel distributorship in Emerald in 1981, which he sold in 1988.

1988

He became partner of a Shell distributorship in 1988, which was sold ten years later.

1998

In 1998, O'Dowd bought and renovated a Rockhampton pub, renaming it O'Dowd's Irish Pub, which he sold in 2004.

From 1998, onwards he operated Busteed Building Supplies.

2010

He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2022, representing the Division of Flynn for the National Party.

O'Dowd was born in Gladstone, Queensland.

He grew up on his parents' farm in Bracewell, Mount Larcom.

O'Dowd was educated at Bracewell State School, Mount Larcom High School and Rockhampton Grammar School.

While still at school O'Dowd worked on his parents' farm, neighbours' farms, as a contract milker, on the railways as a fettler, on flying gangs, and on the construction of railway lines.

O'Dowd has two children and four grandchildren.

As of 23 October 2021, O’Dowd holds shares in Woodside Petroleum and has interests in BHP, Rio Tinto and Caltex.

O'Dowd became a payroll clerk at Queensland Aluminium Limited (QAL) Gladstone.

O'Dowd contested the Division of Flynn for the Liberal National Party at the 2010 Federal election and won the seat from Labor's one term incumbent Chris Trevor.

2013

He continued to hold the seat in the 2013, 2016 and 2019 federal elections.

O'Dowd supports building HELE coal fired power stations, inland rail (such as the controversial Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Gladstone link), and opening up more agricultural land.

2020

In November 2020, O'Dowd announced he would not contest the next election.

O'Dowd is a member of Parliamentary Friends of Palestine.

He has stated on several occasions that Israel is perpetrating a form of apartheid upon Palestinians.

O'Dowd has disputed the scientific consensus on climate change, denying that climate change is caused by humanity.