Peter Lindsay

For the New Zealand coxswain, see Peter Lindsay (rowing).
Not to be confused with Peter Lindsey.

The Honourable
Peter Lindsay
OAM
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Herbert
In office
2 March 1996 – 19 July 2010
Preceded byTed Lindsay
Succeeded byEwen Jones
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence
In office
30 January 2007 – 3 December 2007
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded bySandy Macdonald
Succeeded byMike Kelly
Personal details
Born (1944-05-04) 4 May 1944 (age 80)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
Websitepeterlindsay.com.au

Peter John Lindsay OAM (born 4 May 1944) is an Australian former politician who served as a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 to July 2010, representing the Division of Herbert, Queensland. In January 2007 he was appointed to the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence in the Howard government. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and was a television station production manager and General Manager of Townsville Television from 1972 to 1996 before entering politics. He was a member of the City of Townsville City Council from 1985 to 1996.[1]

In January 2010, Lindsay announced he would not contest the 2010 federal election.[2] In 2011, Lindsay was appointed to the board of Origin Net and as the Chairman of Global Voices.[3] In 2012, Lindsay was appointed as the Chairman of Guildford Coal.[4] In 2014, Lindsay accepted the appointment of Deputy Chancellor James Cook University.[5] Later in 2014, Lindsay was appointed to the boards of the Defence Honours & Awards Appeal Tribunal,[6] the Queensland Government's Gambling Community Benefit Committee[7] and the Constitution Education Fund Australia.[8] In 2016, Peter was awarded the medal of the Order of Australia.[9]

  1. ^ The Hon Peter Lindsay MP, Member for Herbert (Qld) Archived 5 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Parliament of Australia, 20 January 2010.
  2. ^ Lyons, Niki: Lindsay quits politics, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 27 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Congratulations to the Hon. Peter Lindsay OAM". Global Voices. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. ^ Avery, Mike (18 April 2012). "Guildford Appoints Independent Chairman" (PDF). asx.com.au. ASX. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  5. ^ Davis, Richard (17 June 2014). "JCU's New Governing Body". www-public.jcu.edu.au. JCU. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal | Australian Government The Hon Peter Lindsay OAM". defence-honours-tribunal.gov.au. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  7. ^ Queensland, Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General (13 October 2014). "Gambling Community Benefit Committee members". www.justice.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  8. ^ "The Hon Peter Lindsay". Constitution Education Fund Australia. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  9. ^ Fagan, Bruce (13 June 2016). "MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION" (PDF). gg.gov.au. Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 13 June 2016.