Vince Lester

Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Keppel
Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Keppel
	In office; 19 September 1992 – 7 February 2004
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Paul Hoolihan
Personal details
Born	Vincent Patrick Lester; 28 July 1939 (age 84); National Party
Occupation	Baker

Vincent Patrick Lester

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]

References

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

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Eugene O'Donnell	Member for Belyando 1974–1977	Abolished
New seat	Member for Peak Downs 1977–1992	Abolished
New seat	Member for Keppel 1992–2004	Succeeded by Paul Hoolihan

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[Odgers2002-11-13-1] Odgers, Rosemary (13 November 2002). "Unbeatable Vince Lester decides it's time to quit". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Australia. p. 5.

[qp-2] "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

[Heywood2007-03-14-3] 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.

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