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Gordon Chalk

The Hon
Sir Gordon Chalk
KBE
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Gordon Chalk, 1950
30th Premier of Queensland
In office
1 August 1968 – 8 August 1968
Preceded by Jack Pizzey
Succeeded by Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Constituency Lockyer
35th Treasurer of Queensland
In office
23 December 1965 – 13 August 1976
Preceded by Thomas Hiley
Succeeded by William Knox
Constituency Lockyer
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for East Toowoomba
In office
3 May 1947 – 29 April 1950
Preceded by Leslie Wood
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Lockyer
In office
29 April 1950 – 12 August 1976
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by Tony Bourke
Personal details
Born (1913-05-16)16 May 1913
Rosewood, Queensland, Australia
Died 26 April 1991(1991-04-26) (aged 77)
Melbourne, Victoria
Political party Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse(s) Ellen Clare Grant (1937 - 1991)
Occupation Sales Representative, Newspaper employee
Religion Church of Christ, Methodist

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 only Queensland Premier from the modern Liberal Party of Australia.

On 23 December 1965, Chalk succeeded Sir Alan Munro as Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party, Deputy Premier and Treasurer in a coalition government with the Country Party led by Frank Nicklin. He continued in these roles when Jack Pizzey succeeded Nicklin as Premier on 17 January 1968. Following the sudden death of Pizzey on 31 July 1968, the Governor Sir Alan Mansfield swore in Chalk as Premier on 1 August, pending the Country Party electing a new leader. They chose Joh Bjelke-Petersen, who succeeded Chalk after a week in office.

Chalk continued as Treasurer and Leader of the Liberal Party until his resignation from parliament in 1976.

In the Queen's Birthday Honours of June 1971, he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE).

Upon his death in 1991 Chalk was accorded a State funeral which was held at Albert Street Uniting Church and he was later cremated.



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