Gordon Chalk
Sir Gordon Chalk | |
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Gordon Chalk in 1963 | |
| 30th Premier of Queensland | |
| In office 1 August 1968 – 8 August 1968 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Sir Alan Mansfield |
| Deputy | Joh Bjelke-Petersen |
| Preceded by | Jack Pizzey |
| Succeeded by | Joh Bjelke-Petersen |
| Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party Elections: 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 | |
| In office 23 December 1965 – 13 August 1976 | |
| Deputy | Alex Dewar (1965–1967) Peter Delamothe (1967–1971) William Knox (1971–1976) |
| Preceded by | Thomas Hiley |
| Succeeded by | William Knox |
| 35th Treasurer of Queensland | |
| In office 23 December 1965 – 13 August 1976 | |
| Premier | Frank Nicklin Jack Pizzey Joh Bjelke-Petersen |
| Preceded by | Thomas Hiley |
| Succeeded by | William Knox |
| 20th Deputy Premier of Queensland | |
| In office 8 August 1968 – 13 August 1976 | |
| Premier | Joh Bjelke-Petersen |
| Preceded by | Joh Bjelke-Petersen |
| Succeeded by | William Knox |
| In office 23 December 1965 – 1 August 1968 | |
| Premier | Frank Nicklin Jack Pizzey |
| Preceded by | Thomas Hiley |
| Succeeded by | Joh Bjelke-Petersen |
| Deputy Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party | |
| In office 28 January 1965 – 23 December 1965 | |
| Leader | Thomas Hiley |
| Preceded by | Thomas Hiley |
| Succeeded by | Alex Dewar |
| Minister for Transport | |
| In office 12 August 1957 – 23 December 1965 | |
| Premier | Frank Nicklin |
| Preceded by | Thomas Moores |
| Succeeded by | William Knox |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Lockyer East Toowoomba (1950–1976) | |
| In office 3 May 1947 – 12 August 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Les Wood |
| Succeeded by | Tony Bourke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1913 Rosewood, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 26 April 1991 (aged 77) |
| Resting place | Uniting Church, Albert Street |
| Party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Coalition |
| Spouse |
Ellen Clare Grant (m. 1937) |
| Occupation | Sales Representative, Newspaper employee |
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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 post-war Liberal Party.