Tony Burreket

Anthony Burreket (6 July 1934 – 7 October 2016) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 1989, representing the seat of Townsville for the National Party.

Early life Burreket was born on 6 July 1934 in Paddington, New South Wales. His parents Rose and Abraham Burreket were Maronite Catholics who immigrated to Australia from Lebanon in the late 1920s. His mother was originally from Hasroun.

Burreket was orphaned at the age of three and spent eleven years in a Christian orphanage. Self-educated, he matriculated with honours from Victoria Correspondence School and gained a primary teachers' certificate from Frankston Teachers College. He joined the Australian Army in 1951 and served in Borneo and Malaysia in 1964 and 1965. He retired as an education officer in the Army in 1972 and became a real estate agent and developer. He served on a number of committees in parliament, but was defeated after a single term at the 1989 state election.