Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Vince Lester | |
Constituency Am1: | Belyando |
Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start1: | 7 December 1974 |
Term End1: | 12 November 1977 |
Predecessor1: | Eugene O'Donnell |
Successor1: | Seat abolished |
Constituency Am2: | Peak Downs |
Assembly2: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start2: | 12 November 1977 |
Term End2: | 19 September 1992 |
Predecessor2: | New seat |
Successor2: | Seat abolished |
Constituency Am3: | Keppel |
Assembly3: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start3: | 19 September 1992 |
Term End3: | 7 February 2004 |
Predecessor3: | New seat |
Successor3: | Paul Hoolihan |
Birth Date: | 28 July 1939 |
Birth Place: | Charleville, Queensland, Australia |
Birthname: | Vincent Patrick Lester |
Nationality: | Australian |
Vincent Patrick Lester (born 28 July 1939) is an Australian politician. He was a 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]