Sam Doumany


Samuel Sydney Doumany is an Australian retired politician. He was a Member of the [Queensland Legislative Assembly] and Attorney-General and Minister for Justice in Queensland.

Political career

Doumany was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Liberal candidate for Kurilpa at the 1974 election.
He was Minister for Welfare from 10 October 1978 to 23 December 1980. He was Minister for Justice and Attorney-General from 23 December 1980 to 18 August 1983.
He held Kurilpa until the 1983 election when he was defeated by Labor candidate Anne Warner.

Honours

In 2022, Doumany was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to parliament and politics in Queensland, and to the community".