Kaus, for the
Liberal Party, won the seat of
Hawthorne at the
1966 Queensland state election. He was the member for Hawthorne until it was abolished before the
1972 state election. Kaus then represented the seat of
Mansfield from 1972 until
1986 state election. In 1983, he switch parties and joined the
National Party after losing preselection by the Liberals. Kaus had many roles in Parliament and his party including: • Member, Government Party Committees: Treasury; Local Government, Main Roads and Racing; Transport; Tourism, National Parks, Sport and the Arts • Secretary of the Hawthorne Branch of the Liberal Party, 1966 • Secretary of the Parliamentary Liberal Party, 1967 – 1980 • Member of the Government Party Committees: Justice; Health; Tourism; Transport, 1969 – 1972 • Member of the Government Party Committees: Health; Tourism, Sport and Welfare; Transport, 1972 – 1974 • Member of the Government Party Committees: Community and Welfare Services, Sport; Transport; Local Government and Main Roads; Tourism and Marine Services; Health, 1975 – 1977 • Member of the Government Party Committees: Local Government and Main Roads; Culture, National Parks and Recreation; Transport; Works and Housing, 1978 – 1980 • Member of the Government Party Committees: Commerce and Industry; Employment and Labour Relations; Local Government, Main Roads and Police; Tourism, National Parks, Sport and the Arts, 1981 – 1983 • Deputy Government Whip • Temporary Chairman of Committees from 1975 until 1983 • Delegate to the 28th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, The Bahamas • Alternate Delegate to the Australian Constitutional Convention in 1985 Kaus was a keen sportsman, especially in cricket, football, shooting and bowls. He was an inaugural Member of the Queensland Cricketers Club and President of the Queensland Rifle Association. He was also responsible for the introduction of yellow rain coats for schoolchildren and the Lollipop Road Safety personnel. ==References==