Vic Sullivan
Queensland Legislative Assembly for Condamine | |
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In office 28 May 1960 – 22 October 1983 | |
Preceded by | Les Diplock |
Succeeded by | Brian Littleproud |
Personal details | |
Born | Victor Bruce Sullivan 7 December 1918 Country Party/National Party |
Spouse | Gwenneth Joan Becker (m.1948) |
Occupation | Farmer |
Victor Bruce Sullivan (7 December 1918 – 29 January 1993) was a member of the
Biography
Sullivan was born in Launceston, Tasmania, the son of James Bruce Sullivan and his wife Julia Ellen (née Brown). He was educated at Downlands College in Toowoomba[1] and on leaving school became a grain, beef, pork, and lamb farmer. He served in the Second Australian Imperial Force as an attachment to the U.S. forces and was engaged in the movement of troops and supplies in New Guinea.[2]
On 8 April 1948 Sullivan married Gwenneth Joan Becker and together had a two sons and a daughter. His daughter died in 1970 in an automobile accident. He died from a heart attack while surfing at Caloundra in January 1993.
Public career
At the
In July 1982 he and fellow
Sullivan didn't mind a drink and during the motion of condolence for him in the parliament in 1993, Tom Burns, the then Deputy Premier of Queensland, reminisced about the time Sullivan fell asleep while giving a speech in the parliament.
At one stage he was mooted to take over as Premier of Queensland from Joh Bjelke-Petersen and served as the Acting Premier when both the Premier and Deputy Premier were overseas in 1982. He held several portfolios in the ministry including:[1]
- Minister for Lands and Forests 1968–1972
- Minister for Primary Industries 1972–1974
- Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries 1974–1975
- Minister for Primary Industries 1975–1980
- Minister for Mines and Energy 1980
- Minister for Commerce and Industry 1980–1982
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ a b Motion of Condolence – Hansard. Retrieved 14 May 2016.