Russell Trood
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Russell Trood | |
|---|---|
 Trood in 2011 | |
| Senator for Queensland | |
| In office 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1948 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 9 January 2017 (aged 68) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney University of Wales Dalhousie University |
| Occupation | Academic |
Russell Brunell Trood (5 December 1948 – 9 January 2017) was a Liberal Party Senator for the state of Queensland, Australia.[1] His surprise election as the third Liberal from Queensland in the 2004 Australian federal election, along with 38 other Coalition Senators, gave the federal government of John Howard a majority in the Senate, and thus control of both houses of Parliament. He did not retain his seat in the 2010 Australian federal election. His term in the Senate ended on 30 June 2011.
He was previously Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of International Business and Asian Studies at Griffith University. He worked alongside the academic Colin Mackerras.
Dr Trood trained in law (the LLB) at the University of Sydney, had a master's degree in strategic studies from the University of Wales and a PhD in international relations from Dalhousie University, Canada.[2]
