Background
Alan Roy Fletcher was born on 26 January 1907 at Pittsworth, Queensland, the son of Alexander Roy Fletcher and his wife Rosena Wilhelmine (née McIntyre).
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Alan Fletcher
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Education
He was educated at Pittsworth State School and Scots College in Warwick.
Career
He was engaged in farming at Mount Tyson, Queensland. He served as a councillor in the Pittsworth Shire Council from 1945 to 1955 and was its chairman for nine years 1949-1957. He was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the electoral district of Cunningham at the 1953 election, holding his seat until retirement at the 1974 election.
During his 21 years in state politics, he held a number of important roles:
Speaker: 27 August 1957 – 15 June 1960
Minister for Lands and Irrigation: 16 June 1960 – 17 January 1968
Minister for Education and Cultural Activities: 17 January 1968 – 23 December 1974
In 1972, Alan Fletcher was knighted for services to the parliament and the people of Queensland.
Alan Fletcher died on 7 October 1991 at Toowoomba. He was cremated and his ashes placed in a columbarium wall at Pittsworth Cemetery.
Membership
He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Alan Fletcher was a member of the Country Party.
