Ian Prentice


Ian George Prentice was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Biography

Prentice was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of Dr. Peter George Driver Prentice and his wife Joan Elizabeth . He attended Shorncliffe State School before completing his schooling at St Paul's School at Bald Hills. He then graduated from the University of Queensland with a LL.B.
Working as a Barrister, he also worked for the federal government in census and statistics and was a research officer for John Moore, the federal member for Ryan.
On 2 July 1977 Prentice married Jane Righetti and together had a son and daughter. Jane is the former federal member for Ryan.

Public life

Prentice, representing the Liberal Party, was the member for Toowong in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1980 until his defeat in 1983. He was part of the Ginger Group of Liberal politicians who disagreed with a number of actions that the government of which they were a part of.
He served in several roles in the Liberal Party and the government of the day, including:
For his work with the Young Liberals Prentice was awarded a life membership.