Jason Ross Woodforth (born 27 November 1970) is an Australian Liberal National politician who was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Nudgee from 2012 to 2015.[1][2]
Jason Woodforth | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Nudgee | |
| In office 24 March 2012 – 31 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Neil Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Leanne Linard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1970 |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal National Health Australia Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Sales representative, sales manager, fitness business owner |
Biography
editJason Woodforth was born in Brisbane on 27 November 1970.[3] He was educated at Craigslea and Brisbane State High Schools.[4] He runs a bodybuilding supplements business, Bodyzone sports supplements,[5] and is managing director of supplement importing company International Brands Direct.[6] He also serves as the Australian vice president and Queensland president of the International Natural Bodybuilding Association.[7] He has won a 'promoter's contest' in bodybuilding held by the INBA.[8]
Fluoridation
editWoodforth was quoted by the Courier Mail[9] as being in support of ceasing fluoridation of the Queensland water supply. This was at odds with Woodforth's maiden speech, where he was concerned by rising health care costs in Australia.[10] He has been disciplined by prominent Queensland LNP member and former dentist John-Paul Langbroek for these comments, as well as receiving a critical editorial from the Courier Mail. Andrew Wong of the Australian Dental Association agreed with ABC AM interviewer Annie Guest that the LNP was possibly appeasing an "uninformed minority".[11] In this interview, Woodforth avoided answering questions regarding his lack of formal education he had in health care, by stating "What I say to people is you actually don't need letters after your name to work out what's right and what's wrong".
References
edit- ^ "Jason Woodforth". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Nudgee - Queensland Votes 2012". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ Liberal National Party biography
- ^ "Jason Woodforth". LinkedIn.
- ^ http://www.demandrecruitment.com.au/employers.html. Archived 30 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Nudgee - Queensland Votes 2012 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ INBA Australian Vice President
- ^ Ironside, Robyn (11 December 2012). "Nudgee MP and anti-fluoride campaigner Jason Woodforth's natural bodybuilding makes him parliament's new pin-up". Courier-Mail. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ Robyn Ironside (10 December 2012). "Jason Woodforth gets the drill on fluoride sniping". The Courier-Mail. News Corp. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ Jason Woodforth (31 May 2012). "MAIDEN SPEECH" (PDF). Hansard. Government of Queensland. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ Annie Guest (11 December 2012). "Queensland under fire over fluoridation". AM. ABC Australia. Retrieved 8 May 2016.