Frederick Warren Pitt was born on 14 March 1948 and is an Australian politician.
10 Facts About Warren Pitt
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Warren Pitt was a Labor member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1989 to 1995 and 1998 to 2009.
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Warren Pitt underwent national service and was an army reservist from 1969 to 1975 and was active in the local community, being recognised as Mulgrave Shire Citizen of the Year in 1983.
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Warren Pitt was elected to state parliament as the member for Mulgrave at the 1989 state election defeating sitting National Party MP Max Menzel.
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Warren Pitt was himself defeated two terms later at the 1995 state election by the Nationals' Naomi Wilson.
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Warren Pitt sought a rematch at the 1998 state election, but leakage of Coalition preferences allowed Charles Rappolt of One Nation to defeat Warren Pitt.
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Rappolt resigned only four months into his term, and Warren Pitt narrowly defeated Wilson in the resulting by-election, providing Labor Premier Peter Beattie with a majority in his own right.
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Fortuitously, Warren Pitt served all his time in parliament as a member of the majority party.
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Warren Pitt retained the portfolio for years to come, and to his responsibilities were added: Seniors in April 2004, Youth in September 2006, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships in January 2007.
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Curtis Warren Pitt successfully retained the seat for the Labor Party at the 2009 state election.