LNP MP Neil Symes has paid $500 to charity for a poster of former ALP identity Tom Burns, who once held his seat. Source: The Courier-Mail
A POSTER of a Labor stalwart is taking pride of place in an LNP electorate office in an unlikely tribute to the long standing former Member for Lytton.
Queensland's youngest parliamentarian Neil Symes, 24, paid $500 for the poster of Tom Burns at a community fundraiser last weekend.
Yesterday he confirmed he had hung the poster in the "private room" of his Wynnum electorate office.
"My view was (in buying the poster) I wanted to give back to the community. It was a great way of doing it," said Mr Symes, who won the seat of Lytton at last year's state election with a 1.64 per cent margin.
He revealed a long-held admiration for the late Mr Burns who led the ALP in Queensland in the 1970s, and held the seat of Lytton for 24 years.
"Tom Burns was a great member for Lytton," Mr Symes said.
The popular MP served as deputy premier to Wayne Goss from 1989 to 1996, and remained active in public life until his death in 2007.
His funeral was attended by a who's who of Labor politics including Gough Whitlam, Bob Hawke, Kevin Rudd and Peter Beattie.
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