Darren Zanow Explained

Honorific-Suffix:MP
Constituency Am:Ipswich West
Assembly:Queensland Legislative
Term Start:16 March 2024
Term End:26 October 2024
Predecessor:Jim Madden
Birth Name:Darren William Zanow
Party:Liberal National

Darren William Zanow is an Australian politician who served as the member for Ipswich West in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for seven months in 2024.

Career

Pre-politics

Before entering politics, Zanow was the owner of Zanow's Concrete and Quarries, a concrete business founded by his father Viv.[1] [2] Zanow owned quarries in Coominya, Fernvale and North Booval, which were all damaged in the 2011 Queensland floods.[3]

He was also the president of the Ipswich Show Society.[4] [5]

Political career

Zanow was announced as the Liberal National Party's candidate for the 2024 Ipswich West state by-election on 3 February 2024.[6]

Although the seat was considered traditionally safe for the Labor Party, Zanow won the by-election on 16 March after a 17.9% two-party-preferred swing.[7]

On 16 April 2024 − the day he was formally sworn into parliament − Zanow was diagnosed with Microvascular Ischemic Disease, an incurable brain disease.[8] He made his diagnosis public on 12 July and announced he would not contest the 2024 Queensland state election in October.[9] The division was subsequently won by Labor, despite the election of a Liberal National government.[10]

Personal life

Zanow has one daughter, Lola.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ipswich loses giant of the quarry business . The Courier Mail . 12 July 2024 . 13 February 2020 . Viv Zanow passed away with family by his side on Tuesday morning, aged 92 years [...] It ended what son Darren Zanow said was 'a great innings' for the founder of Zanow's Concrete and Quarries..
  2. Web site: ANNUAL REPORT 2020-2021 . The Institute of Quarrying Australia . 12 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240321135614/https://www.quarry.com.au/common/Uploaded%20files/Annual%20Reports/Annual%20Report%202020-2021_FINAL.pdf . 21 March 2024 . 39.
  3. Web site: MacDonald . Andrew . Wivenhoe updates minimised damage . The Courier Mail . 12 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240712035441/https://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/wivenhoe-updates-minimised-damage/news-story/5fc192eab42e575b099cd8b785516cf2?nk=18b207b2279014cb3e19a47818db7a3b-1720756481 . 12 July 2024 . 16 April 2011 . THE damage bill for quarry owner Darren Zanow's three worksites hit $9 million after January's floods..
  4. Web site: A HUGE rent rise threatens the future of Ipswich Greyhound Racing Club . 4BC . 12 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018070110/https://www.4bc.com.au/a-huge-rent-rise-threatens-the-future-of-ipswich-greyhound-racing-club/ . 18 October 2023 . 18 October 2023 . The Ipswich Show Society President, Darren Zanow, told Peter Gleeson on Drive.
  5. News: Messenger . Andrew . 2024-03-16 . Queensland's Labor government may lose safe seat in byelection . 2024-03-16 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  6. Web site: Peszko . Byron . Darren Zanow announced as candidate for Ipswich West MP . Ipswich News Today . 12 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240302230329/https://ipswichnewstoday.com.au/news/2024/02/03/darren-zanow-announced-as-candidate-for-ipswich-west-mp/ . 2 March 2024 . 3 February 2024.
  7. News: Duncan . Evans . Aisling . Brennan . The Queensland Labor government has suffered big swings against it in two key by-elections . . 17 March 2024 . 17 March 2024 . live . 17 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240317003637/https://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/politics/the-queensland-labor-government-has-suffered-big-swings-against-it-in-two-key-byelections/news-story/cd4cea8ffa3082f1d091946fccc02907.
  8. Web site: Hevesi . Bryant . Ipswich West LNP MP Darren Zanow announces he will not contest October state election due to devastating diagnosis . Sky News Australia . 12 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240712034219/https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/ipswich-west-lnp-mp-darren-zanow-announces-he-will-not-contest-october-state-election-due-to-devastating-diagnosis/news-story/e6e1a6f9dbc3db7e1ca45c32f3c54a6a . 12 July 2024 . 12 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Stewart . Rachel . Ipswich West MP Darren Zanow diagnosed with incurable brain disease and will step down at state election . ABC News . 12 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240712031831/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-12/ipswich-west-mp-incurable-brain-disease-darren-zanow/104090260 . 12 July 2024 . 12 July 2024.
  10. https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/qld/2024/results?filter=all&sort=az
  11. https://amp.9news.com.au/article/43187a70-37da-4c7f-b074-6795b8e1f60f

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