Wayne Goss | |
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| 34th Premier of Queensland Elections: 1989, 1992, 1995 | |
| In office 7 December 1989 – 19 February 1996 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Walter Campbell Leneen Forde |
| Deputy | Tom Burns |
| Preceded by | Russell Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Rob Borbidge |
| Minister for Economic and Trade Development | |
| In office 7 December 1989 – 19 February 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Doug Slack |
| Minister for the Arts | |
| In office 7 December 1989 – 24 September 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Clauson |
| Succeeded by | Dean Wells |
| Minister for Police and Emergency Services | |
| In office 10 – 16 December 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Mackenroth |
| Succeeded by | Vince Lester |
| Leader of the Opposition in Queensland | |
| In office 2 March 1988 – 2 December 1989 | |
| Deputy | Tom Burns |
| Preceded by | Neville Warburton |
| Succeeded by | Russell Cooper |
| Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland | |
| In office 2 March 1988 – 19 February 1996 | |
| Deputy | Tom Burns |
| Preceded by | Neville Warburton |
| Succeeded by | Peter Beattie |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan | |
| In office 1 November 1986 – 13 June 1998 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | John Mickel |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Salisbury | |
| In office 22 October 1983 – 1 November 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Rosemary Kyburz |
| Succeeded by | Len Ardill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wayne Keith Goss 26 February 1951 Mundubbera, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 10 November 2014 (aged 63) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse |
Roisin Hirschfeld (m. 1981) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Allan James Goss Norma Josephine Dalton Goss |
| Education | Inala State High School |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland (LLB, MBA) |
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Wayne Keith Goss (26 February 1951 – 10 November 2014) was Premier of Queensland from 7 December 1989 until 19 February 1996, becoming the first Labor Premier of the state in over thirty two years. Prior to entering politics, Goss was a solicitor, and after leaving politics he served as Chairman of the Queensland Art Gallery and Chairman of Deloitte Australia.