Ian Rickuss

Australian politician

Ian Rickuss

Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Lockyer
In office 7 February 2004 – 25 November 2017
Preceded by	Bill Flynn
Succeeded by	Jim McDonald

Personal details
Born	(1954-07-27) 27 July 1954 (age 69) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political party	The Nationals (2004–2008) Liberal National (2008–present)
Spouse	Ann Rickuss
Occupation	Bank clerk, horticulturist

Ian Phillip Rickuss (born 27 July 1954) is an Australian politician. Born in Brisbane, he was a bank clerk and horticulturist before entering politics. In 2004, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the National Party member for Lockyer, defeating the sitting member, One Nation leader Bill Flynn. Rickuss was appointed Opposition Whip on 1 July 2006. In 2008, he joined the Liberal National Party when the Liberal Party and National Party merged in Queensland.

Rickuss survived a pre-selection challenge in 2011.^[1]

He retired at the 2017 election.^[2]

Rickuss is married to Ann and has two sons, Luke and Joel.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Queensland Parliament (2008). "Rickuss, Ian Phillip". Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
^ "LNP WIN: Jim McDonald to enter state parliament". Gatton Star. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.