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Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen KCMG (13 January 1911 – 23 April 2005) was a conservative Australian politician. He was the longest-serving and longest-lived premier of Queensland, holding office from 1968 to 1987, during which time the state underwent considerable economic development.
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The Police Union objected with such vehemence that they...
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Florence Isabel Bjelke-Petersen (née Gilmour; 11 August 1920...
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May 3, 2019 · Joh Bjelke-Petersen was Queensland's longest-serving premier, but also a controversial figure who faced corruption allegations and split the federal Coalition in 1987. Learn how his rigid control, anti-democratic stance and repressive policies shaped Queensland's history and politics.
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A biography of the controversial Queensland premier who dominated Queensland politics for 20 years from 1968 to 1988. Learn about his reactionary policies, his clashes with the federal government, his marriage to Flo, and his resignation.
Jan 1, 2018 · Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen's political career ended in 1987, and the release of Queensland cabinet documents shed light on the former state premier's abrupt demise amid corruption allegations after a ...
Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, who died on Saturday night aged 94, had something in common with George W. Bush: he once told John Howard that if the Liberals were not with him they were against him.
May 8, 2013 · The longest serving Premier of Queensland, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, interview and documentary with reporter George Negus.
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Apr 25, 2005 · Sir Joh, who ruled as premier of Queensland for 19 years with almost total disregard of Parliament, the bureaucracy and convention, had succumbed to pressure and allowed the Fitzgerald royal ...
