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Peter Beard (politician)

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Preceded by
  
Name
  
Peter Beard

Political party
  
Liberal Party

Nationality
  
Australian

Succeeded by
  

Peter Beard (politician) Peter Beard WideWalls

Full Name
  
Peter Francis Beard

Born
  
22 May 1935 (age 89) Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia (
1935-05-22
)

Spouse(s)
  
Gayle Patricia McGarry (m.1959)

Peter Francis Beard (born 22 May 1935) is a former Australian politician.

He was born in Mount Isa to Francis James Beard and Phyllis Mabel, née Fisher. He attended All Souls' Charters Towers before studying for a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Queensland. He then worked as a primary and secondary school teacher, and also as a personnel officer at Mount Isa Mines Ltd, where he had worked as a labourer after high school. He was chairman of the Mount Isa Mines Employees Health Society and secretary of the local branch of the Queensland Teachers Union. A member of the Liberal Party, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Mount Isa in 1986, rising to become deputy leader of the party in 1988, but he lost his seat in 1989.

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