Vince Lester

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Vincent Patrick "Vince" Lester (born 28 July 1929) is an Australian politician. He was a National Party of Australia 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]

Following his retirement from parliament Lester was employed as a political advisor on the staff of Senator Ron Boswell, a senator for Queensland.^[2]

References

↑ Odgers, Rosemary (13 November 2002). "Unbeatable Vince Lester decides it's time to quit". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Australia). p. 5.
↑ Heywood, Lachlan (14 March 2007). "Lester in working comeback". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Australia). p. 11.

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Name	Lester, Vince
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Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	28 July 1929
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