Vince Lester

The Honourable
Vince Lester
OAM JP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Belyando
In office
7 December 1974 – 12 November 1977
Preceded byEugene O'Donnell
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Peak Downs
In office
12 November 1977 – 19 September 1992
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Keppel
In office
19 September 1992 – 7 February 2004
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byPaul Hoolihan
Personal details
Born
Vincent Patrick Lester

(1939-07-28) 28 July 1939 (age 85)
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Political partyNational Party
OccupationBaker

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]

  1. ^ Odgers, Rosemary (13 November 2002). "Unbeatable Vince Lester decides it's time to quit". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Australia. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  3. ^ Heywood, Lachlan (14 March 2007). "Lester in working comeback". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Australia. p. 11.
  4. ^ "LESTER, Vincent Patrick". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  5. ^ "LESTER, Vincent Patrick". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 21 June 2018.