Arch Bevis

Archibald Ronald Bevis (born 10 April 1955) is an Australian Labor Party politician who served as the Member for Brisbane from 1990 to 2010.

[citation needed] He graduated from the then-Brisbane College of Advanced Education, now QUT.

He was defeated in the 2010 Federal Election by Liberal National challenger Teresa Gambaro, then-formerly the member for Petrie, by 1,831 votes.

[1] Bevis was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet in 1996, and served until Labor won a majority in the 2007 election.

[citation needed] Bevis also received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).

Bevis in June 2007