Wayne Goss
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The Honourable Wayne Goss |
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| 34th Premier of Queensland | |
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In office 7 December 1989 – 19 February 1996 |
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| Deputy | Tom Burns |
| Preceded by | Russell Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Rob Borbidge |
| Constituency | Logan |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Salisbury |
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In office 22 October 1983 – 1 November 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Rosemary Kyburz |
| Succeeded by | Len Ardill |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan |
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In office 1 November 1986 – 13 June 1998 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | John Mickel |
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| Born |
26 February 1951 Mundubbera, Queensland |
| Died | 10 November 2014 (aged 63) Brisbane, Queensland |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Profession | Lawyer |
This is 34th Premier of Queensland. For the makeup artist and YouTube personality, please see Wayne Goss (Make-up Artist).
Wayne Keith Goss (26 February 1951 – 10 November 2014) was Premier of Queensland, Australia, from 7 December 1989 until 19 February 1996, becoming the first Labor Premier in over 32 years. Prior to entering politics, Goss was a solicitor, and after leaving politics he served as Chairman of the Queensland Art Gallery and Chairman of Deloitte Australia.
He was born at Mundubbera, Queensland, and grew up at Inala where he was educated at Inala State High School and the University of Queensland (LLB). He worked as a solicitor and then with the Aboriginal Legal Service before setting up his own practice, but did not become a member of the Australian Labor Party until the dismissal of Gough Whitlam in November 1975.
Goss entered state politics as an Australian Labor Party (ALP) MLA in 1983 for the electoral district of Salisbury and, from 1986 onwards, for Logan. Along with others, Goss was a key figure in the 1970s-1980s Civil liberties fight against the Bjelke-Petersen Government, pursuing legal and political strategies against Bjelke-Petersen.
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