Vince Lester | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Belyando | |
In office 7 December 1974 –12 November 1977 | |
Preceded by | Eugene O'Donnell |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Peak Downs | |
In office 12 November 1977 –19 September 1992 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Keppel | |
In office 19 September 1992 –7 February 2004 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Paul Hoolihan |
Personal details | |
Born | Vincent Patrick Lester 28 July 1939 Charleville,Queensland,Australia |
Political party | National Party |
Occupation | Baker |
Vincent Patrick Lester (born 28 July 1939) is an Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1974 to 2004,representing in succession the electorates of Belyando,Peak Downs and then Keppel. He served as a minister in several National Party governments throughout his career,having first been promoted in 1983 as part of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen's cabinet. [1] [2]
Following his retirement from parliament Lester was employed as a political advisor on the staff of Senator Ron Boswell,a senator for Queensland. [3]
Lester received a Centenary Medal on 1 January 2001 for "service to Australian society through parliament". [4] He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2006 Australia Day Honours for "service to the community through the Queensland Parliament and to local government". [5]
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