Public Service & Politics

Public Service & Politics

Senator Condon Byrne, Gregory Terrace, 1926-27

Senator Condon Byrne, Gregory Terrace, 1926-27

Senator for Queensland 1951-59 and again in 1968-74
Sir Leo Hielscher AC, Brisbane State High School 1941

Sir Leo Hielscher AC, Brisbane State High School 1941

Pre-eminent public servant, past Head of Queensland Treasury, Head of Queensland Investment Corporation, and Queensland Industry Development Corporation (Australia).
His Honour Judge Manus Boyce QC, Nudgee College 1951-1952

His Honour Judge Manus Boyce QC, Nudgee College 1951-1952

His Honour Judge Manus Boyce QC was admitted as a solicitor in 1960, a barrister in June 1967 and in December 1983 became a Queen's Counsel.
The Hon Warwick Raymond Parer,  Nudgee College, 1950-1953

The Hon Warwick Raymond Parer, Nudgee College, 1950-1953

The Hon Warwick Raymond Parer was an Australian politician who was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate, representing the state of Queensland. Parer became a member of the Senate in 1985, and from March 1996 to October 1998 was Minister for Resources and Energy in John Howard's government.
Hon. William Hayden AC, Brisbane State High School, 1949

Hon. William Hayden AC, Brisbane State High School, 1949

William graduated from BSHS in 1949. He had a successful career in parliament from 1961 to 1988, the peak of which was in 1989 when he took up the role of Governor General of Australia.
Sir Llewellyn Roy Edwards AC, Ipswich Grammar School, 1948-51

Sir Llewellyn Roy Edwards AC, Ipswich Grammar School, 1948-51

Qualified as an electrician before entering the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Queensland and after graduation became a doctor in Ipswich. In 1972 he turned to politics and was elected State Member for Ipswich, later serving as Queensland Health Minister, Deputy Premier and Treasurer.
Lloyd McDermott, Anglican Church Grammar School, 1954-57

Lloyd McDermott, Anglican Church Grammar School, 1954-57

Lloyd McDermott is an inspirational athlete, barrister and philanthropist and Australia’s first Indigenous athlete to play for the national rugby union team, the Wallabies.
Terrence Anthony "Terry" White, Nudgee College, 1951-1954

Terrence Anthony "Terry" White, Nudgee College, 1951-1954

An Australian pharmacist, businessman, and former politician. White achieved notoriety when, as Queensland state leader of the Liberal Party he terminated the longstanding coalition agreement between the Liberal Party and the National Party of Joh Bjelke-Petersen.
Vincent Lester, Nudgee College, 1957-1958

Vincent Lester, Nudgee College, 1957-1958

Vincent Patrick "Vince" Lester was an Australian politician.
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