Albert Hales

Albert Hales (born 9 November 1932) is an Australian politician.

He was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1974 until 1977, representing the electorate of Ipswich West.

He initially trained as an electrician, working in that trade from 1948 until 1963, became a newsagent from 1963 to 1966, and was a real estate agent and property developer thereafter.

[1] Hales was elected as the National Party member for the usually safe Labor seat of Ipswich West amidst the National-Liberal landslide at the 1974 election.

[1] He married Elaine Merle Webb on 2 April 1955, and has three children.