Selwyn Muller

The Honourable Selwyn Muller
Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
In office 8 August 1979 – 17 Oct 1983
Preceded by	Jim Houghton
Succeeded by	John Warner
Constituency	Fassifern
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Fassifern
In office 17 May 1969 – 22 October 1983
Preceded by	Alf Muller
Succeeded by	Kev Lingard
Personal details
Born	Selwyn John Muller 18 October 1917 Boonah, Queensland, Australia
Died	24 February 2008 (aged 90) Boonah, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Kalbar General Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	National Party
Other political affiliations	Country Party
Spouse(s)	Patricia Margaret O'Callaghan (m.1950 d.1988)
Relations	Alf Muller (Father)
Occupation	Dairy farmer
Religion	Roman Catholic

Selwyn John "Sel" Muller (18 October 1917 – 24 February 2008) was a dairy farmer and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Biography

Muller was born in Boonah, Queensland, to parents Adolf Gustav Muller and his wife Annie (née Lobegeiger) and attended Kalbar State School and Boonah High School. He became a farmer and grazier in the Boonah district. In World War Two he was assigned to the 7 Division Cavalry Regiment reaching the rank of Lieutenant.^[1]

On the 14th August 1950 Muller married Patricia Margaret O'Callaghan (died 1988) and together had one son and one daughter. He died in February of 2008 and was buried in Kalbar General Cemetery.^[2]

Political career

Muller represented the state seat of Fassifern from 1969 until 1983, taking over the seat from his father, Alf Muller. He was the Speaker from 1979 until 1983.^[1]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
2. Cemeteries Online — Scenic Rim Regional Council Retrieved 27 March 2016.