Succeeded by Joh Bjelke-Petersen Spouse(s) Leone Burley Preceded by William Knox Political party Liberal Party | Succeeded by David Hamill Role Politician Constituency Ipswich Name Llewellyn Edwards | |
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Born 2 August 1935 (age 88)
Ipswich, Queensland ( 1935-08-02 ) Alma mater University of Queensland Party Liberal Party of Australia Books Speech Notes: Inaugural Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Alcohol in Industry at 2.00pm 24 July 1978 | ||
Education University of Queensland | ||
A Lie Believed - Pastor Llewellyn Edwards
Sir Llewellyn (Llew) Roy Edwards, AC (born 2 August 1935) is a former Queensland state politician and state Liberal Party leader.
Contents
- A Lie Believed Pastor Llewellyn Edwards
- Early life and education
- Political career
- Later activities
- References
Early life and education
Llew Edwards started his working life as an electrician in his family's electrical business. He graduated from the University of Queensland with an M.B.B.S. in 1965.
Political career
Edwards entered Queensland state parliament as the Liberal member for Ipswich in 1972. He was the Minister for Health between 1974–1978 and then held the position of Liberal Party leader, Deputy Premier and Treasurer until 1983 when he retired from State Parliament to take on the role of Chairman and Chief Executive of World Expo '88, held in Brisbane.
Later activities
He was Chair and CEO of the 1988 World Exposition, Brisbane's World Expo '88, and in 1993 he was elected the twelfth Chancellor of the University of Queensland, holding the office until 9 February 2009. He received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the university in 1988.
In 1984 he was made a Knight Bachelor, and in 1989, a Companion of the Order of Australia. The Sir Llew Edwards Building at the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus is named after him.
Sir Llew has sat on the boards of a number of publicly listed companies. He is the current chairman of the Medical Research and Compensation Foundation set up by James Hardie Industries to provide financial compensation for victims of asbestos related diseases caused by their products. He was a director of James Hardie Industries for a decade and has criticised the company for providing insufficient funds for the foundation, stating that they underestimated the liability of claims.
In 2010, Sir Llew was named by premier Anna Bligh as one of six "Queensland Greats". The citation stated that he was “an outstanding Queenslander who has made exceptional contributions to many fields”.