Norman Scott-Young

Norman Reginald Scott-Young (8 January 1917 – 29 August 1996) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Biography Scott-Young was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of Reginald Charles Scott-Young and his wife Mary (née Crotty). He was educated at the Marist Brothers College in North Sydney and Saint Ignatius' College in Sydney before attending the University of Sydney. In 1941 he was a resident medical officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

He went back to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital as the senior resident pathologist and in 1947 was a surgical associate there. The next year Scott-Young joined the staff of the University of Sydney as a teaching fellow in the Department of Physiology. 1953 saw him in Townsville, as the medical superintendent, Townsville General Hospital, where he stayed until 1970. During this time he was also the leader of the Vietnam Surgical Team in Bien Hoa in 1968 and 1969. Finally, he was the consulting surgeon at the Townsville General Hospital from 1970 to 1976. Norman Scott-Young died in August 1996 He became renowned for his attacks on the Premier of the day, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, and crossed the floor on occasions to vote with the ALP opposition. It was felt that this streak of independence prevented him from ever being appointed to the ministry. His wife, Olive, was known to publicise the size of the potholes in Townsville streets by sitting in them and being photographed by the local newspaper.