Luke Woolmer
# Luke Woolmer

Lucas Scott "Luke" Woolmer (born 25 January 1965) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1995 to 1998, representing the electorate of Springwood.

## Early career

Prior to 1995 Springwood was held by Molly Robson of the Labor Party, who held the seat in the 1992 election with a majority of 10%. Woolmer, who worked in the Information Technology sector prior to running for parliament, entered the election on the tail of the so-called "koala tollway" controversy, in which the Labor government had planned to build a tollway through a koala sanctuary. Woolmer won the election by 18.5%, having received a swing of 19.4% on the back of the preferences from the minor parties.

## Parliament

While in parliament Woolmer served as an undersecretary with a focus on IT issues. He helped to establish the government's Ministerial Council for IT & T, and he had hoped to become the state's first IT minister after the 1998 election. This, however, was not to be, as a swing back to Labor saw Woolmer lose his seat to Labor's Grant Musgrove by a narrow margin.

## Later years

After his 1998 loss, Woolmer ran unsuccessfully for pre-selection in the Federal seat of McPherson, before returning to work in the IT sector.

