Sir Gordon William Wesley Chalk, KBE (16 May 1913 – 26 April 1991) was Premier of Queensland for a week, from 1 to 8 August 1968. He was the first and...
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suffered a heart attack and died. Deputy Premier and Liberal leader Gordon Chalk was sworn in as caretaker premier until the Country Party could elect...
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Look up chalk or Chalk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chalk is a type of sedimentary rock, composed predominantly of calcium carbonate. Chalk may also...
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Chalk is a soft, white, porous, sedimentary carbonate rock. It is a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite and originally formed deep under...
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premier for a week by the Leader of the Liberal Party and Deputy Premier, Gordon Chalk, until the Country Party chose its new leader, Joh Bjelke-Petersen. The...
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Brisbane, apart from the seat of East Toowoomba/Lockyer where future leader Gordon Chalk had gained the seat in 1947 and followed the rural parts in a redistribution...
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Jack Pizzey — 17 January 1968 1 August 1968 197 days Country Isis 30 Gordon Chalk — 1 August 1968 8 August 1968 7 days Liberal Lockyer 31 Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen...
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(1983–1992) 25 September 1989 7 December 1989 73 days 39. 30th Sir Gordon Chalk (1913–1991) KBE Liberal Lockyer (1950–1976) 1 August 1968 8 August 1968...
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1971 he was elected Deputy Liberal Leader, and in 1976 he succeeded Gordon Chalk as leader. The Liberal's lost a net 6 seats at the 1977 election which...
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led by Country Party Premier Jack Pizzey and Liberal Deputy Premier Gordon Chalk. It succeeded the Nicklin ministry, led by Premier and Country Party...
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Street, and was elected as a City of Toowoomba alderman in 1976. In 1976, Gordon Chalk, the state Liberal leader since 1965, retired from politics mid-term...
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After only three years, Munro handed the Liberal leadership to Sir Gordon Chalk, who was also a very staunch coalitionist. By comparison with the political...
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under new leader Joh Bjelke-Petersen after the brief premierships of Gordon Chalk and Jack Pizzey, who in turn had succeeded Frank Nicklin when he had...
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Bears from Carrara (on the Gold Coast) to The Gabba, renovating the Sir Gordon Chalk Building to house the Bears Social Club and change rooms, refurbishing...
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The Chalk Ministry was the 38th ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Liberal Party Premier Gordon Chalk. It succeeded the Pizzey Ministry...
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Deputy Premier and Liberal leader Sir Gordon Chalk resigned, resulting in a reshuffle. William Knox replaced Chalk in his roles, while John Greenwood was...
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1912 – Studs Terkel, American historian and author (d. 2008) 1913 – Gordon Chalk, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Queensland (d. 1991) 1913 – Woody...
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Denham left office in 1915. The last Liberal premier of Queensland, Gordon Chalk, served as a caretaker between the death of Jack Pizzey in 1968 and the...
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Barambah (1911–2005) 1 August 1968 8 August 1968 Country Gordon Chalk Liberal (1968) (20) Gordon Chalk MLA for Lockyer (1913–1991) 8 August 1968 13 August...
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the seat to future Deputy Premier and for 1 week, Queensland Premier, Gordon Chalk. Out of politics for three years, Wood contested the new seat of North...
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Frank Nicklin (until 17 January), then Jack Pizzey (until 31 July), then Gordon Chalk (from 1 August until 8 August), then Joh Bjelke-Petersen Opposition Leader...
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Hiley, KBE Liberal Party of Australia 12 Aug 1957 – 23 Dec 1965 35 Sir Gordon Chalk, KBE Liberal Party of Australia 23 Dec 1965 – 13 Aug 1976 36 Sir William...
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1929–1932 Second incarnation (1950–present) Member Party Term (Sir) Gordon Chalk Liberal 1950–1976 Tony Bourke Liberal 1976–1980 Tony Fitzgerald National...
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gallery, led by Treasurer, Deputy Premier and Liberal Party Leader, Gordon Chalk. An expert committee, including Coordinator-General Charles Barton as...
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Liberal Party In office 23 December 1965 – 9 June 1967 Leader Gordon Chalk Preceded by Gordon Chalk Succeeded by Peter Delamothe Minister for Industrial Development...
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Queensland Liberal Party In office 9 June 1967 – 20 December 1971 Leader Gordon Chalk Preceded by Alex Dewar Succeeded by William Knox Attorney-General of...
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Country Bowen Fred Paterson Communist Dalby* vacant East Toowoomba Gordon Chalk Liberal Enoggera Kenneth Morris Liberal Gympie Thomas Dunstan Labor...
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Liberal Party 1943–2008 Liberalism Liberal conservatism Centre-right Gordon Chalk National–Liberal coalition 30 / 82 — QLP Queensland Labor Party 1944–1977...
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1960 Honours List [364] Samuel (Roy) Burston 1952 Honours List [365] Gordon Chalk 1971 Queensland Government Minister [366] Gilbert Chandler 1972 Leader...
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Minister for Agriculture and Stock Otto Madsen Minister for Public Works Minister for Local Government James Heading, CMG Minister for Transport Gordon Chalk...
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