Tom Burns (Australian politician)

Tom Burns
25th Deputy Premier of Queensland
In office
7 December 1989 – 19 February 1996
PremierWayne Goss
Preceded byBill Gunn
Succeeded byJoan Sheldon
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland
In office
29 August 1984 – 19 February 1996
LeaderNev Warburton
Wayne Goss
Preceded byNev Warburton
Succeeded byJim Elder
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
In office
29 August 1984 – 7 December 1989
LeaderNev Warburton
Wayne Goss
Preceded byNev Warburton
Succeeded byRob Borbidge
Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland
Elections: 1977
In office
19 December 1974 – 28 November 1978
DeputyJack Melloy (1974–1976)
Jack Houston (1976–1978)
Preceded byPerc Tucker
Succeeded byEd Casey
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Lytton
In office
27 May 1972 – 31 May 1996
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byPaul Lucas
National President of the Labor Party
In office
August 1970 – 7 June 1973
Preceded byJim Keeffe
Succeeded byBob Hawke
Personal details
Born
Thomas James Burns

(1931-10-27)27 October 1931
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Died4 June 2007(2007-06-04) (aged 75)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabor
SpouseAngela MacDonald
Children3
Alma materBrisbane 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]

  1. ^ Crown Content, Who's Who in Australia 2007 page 369
  2. ^ The Australian, "Queensland Labor stalwart found dead" 4 June 2006