Ed Casey | |
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| Leader of the Opposition in Queensland Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland Elections: 1980 | |
| In office 28 November 1978 – 20 October 1982 | |
| Deputy | Jack Houston (1978–1980) Bill D'Arcy (1980–1982) |
| Preceded by | Tom Burns |
| Succeeded by | Keith Wright |
| Minister for Primary Industries | |
| In office 7 December 1989 – 31 July 1995 | |
| Premier | Wayne Goss |
| Preceded by | Mark Stoneman |
| Succeeded by | Bob Gibbs |
| Shadow Minister for Primary Industries | |
| In office 2 March 1988 – 7 December 1989 | |
| Leader | Wayne Goss |
| Preceded by | Keith De Lacy |
| Succeeded by | Des Booth |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Mackay | |
| In office 17 May 1969 – 15 July 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Graham |
| Succeeded by | Tim Mulherin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edmund Denis Casey 2 January 1933 Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 1 May 2006 (aged 73) Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
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| Spouse | Laurette Norma Reeves |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Christian Brothers' College, Mackay |
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Edmund Denis Casey (2 January 1933 – 1 May 2006), known as Ed, was best known as the leader of the Australian Labor Party in Queensland between 1978 and 1982. He also served as Primary Industries Minister in the government of Wayne Goss between 1989 and 1995. Casey was the member for Mackay in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland between 1969 and 1995.[1]