William Francis Baumann (born 12 October 1942) is a former Australian politician. He was the National Party member for Albert in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1995 to 2001. Born in Southport, Baumann was chairman of Coachtrans Australia, the largest coach company on the Gold Coast with a fleet of 150 vehicles at the time of its sale to Sita Buslines. In 1995 Baumann defeated John Szczerbanik to win the seat of Albert for the National Party. Following Labor's formation of government 1998, he became Opposition Whip. He did not recontest Albert at the 2001 election choosing instead to contest the new seat of Gaven but was defeated by Labor candidate Robert Poole. References 1942 births Living people National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians