Frank Tanti

Career

Born in Adelaide, he became a cabinet-maker, eventually moving to Queensland. Tanti sat in parliament until the 1998 state election, when he was defeated by the Labor candidate Lindsay Nelson-Carr.

Achievements

• He was North Queensland Liberal of the Year (1995-1996) and worked on campaigns for the federal seat of Herbert before he won a by-election for Mundingburra on 3 February 1996. His win deprived the Labor government of its majority and led to the installation of Rob Borbidge of the National Party as Premier.

Membership

A member of the Liberal Party from August 1993, he ran unsuccessfully for Townsville City Council in 1994 and for the state seat of Mundingburra at the 1995 state election.