US EditionDisgraced former Queensland minister dies aged 71
- Gordon Nuttall, former Queensland State Labor minister, died at 71 after battling advanced kidney cancer since 2023.
- He served as the Member for Sandgate from 1992 until 2006 and was a prominent figure in the Beattie Government during this time.
- Nuttall was convicted in 2009 for corruption, receiving over $500,000 in secret payments while in office, and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
- He maintained he never knowingly did wrong, stating in 2022, "I have made many mistakes along the way, but I have never knowingly or wrongfully set out to do wrong.
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Disgraced former Queensland minister Gordon Nuttall dies aged 71
Disgraced former Queensland Labor minister Gordon Nuttall has died aged 71.He was diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer in 2023.Nuttall was first elected as the Labor MP for Sandgate in 1992 and maintained the seat until 2006.READ MORE: Greens to hold party room meeting to decide on next leaderNuttall served as deputy chairman of the Criminal Justice Committee from 1996 to 1998.He was the industrial relations minister before being promoted …
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