Tom Burns | |
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| 25th Deputy Premier of Queensland | |
| In office 7 December 1989 – 19 February 1996 | |
| Premier | Wayne Goss |
| Preceded by | Bill Gunn |
| Succeeded by | Joan Sheldon |
| Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland | |
| In office 29 August 1984 – 19 February 1996 | |
| Leader | Nev Warburton Wayne Goss |
| Preceded by | Nev Warburton |
| Succeeded by | Jim Elder |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Queensland | |
| In office 29 August 1984 – 7 December 1989 | |
| Leader | Nev Warburton Wayne Goss |
| Preceded by | Nev Warburton |
| Succeeded by | Rob Borbidge |
| Leader of the Opposition in Queensland Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland Elections: 1977 | |
| In office 19 December 1974 – 28 November 1978 | |
| Deputy | Jack Melloy (1974–1976) Jack Houston (1976–1978) |
| Preceded by | Perc Tucker |
| Succeeded by | Ed Casey |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Lytton | |
| In office 27 May 1972 – 31 May 1996 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Paul Lucas |
| National President of the Labor Party | |
| In office August 1970 – 7 June 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Keeffe |
| Succeeded by | Bob Hawke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas James Burns 27 October 1931 Maryborough, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 4 June 2007 (aged 75) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse | Angela MacDonald |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Brisbane Grammar |
Thomas James Burns AO (27 October 1931 – 4 June 2007) was an Australian politician who led the Labor Party (ALP) in Queensland between 1974 and 1978 and was Deputy Premier of Queensland between 1989 and 1996.[1] He served as the Member for Lytton in the Parliament of Queensland between 1972 and 1996. Burns had previously served as the Federal President of Labor between 1970 and 1973, playing a key role in modernising the party prior to the election of Gough Whitlam as the Prime Minister of Australia in 1972.[2]