Vince Lester

Vincent Patrick Lester (born 28 July 1939) is an Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1974 to 2004, representing in succession the electorates of Belyando, Peak Downs and then Keppel. He served as a minister in several National Party governments throughout his career, having first been promoted in 1983 as part of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen's cabinet.^[1][2]

The Honourable Vince Lester OAM JP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Belyando
In office 7 December 1974 – 12 November 1977
Preceded by	Eugene O'Donnell
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Peak Downs
In office 12 November 1977 – 19 September 1992
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Keppel
In office 19 September 1992 – 7 February 2004
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Paul Hoolihan
Personal details
Born	Vincent Patrick Lester (1939-07-28) 28 July 1939 (age 86) Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Political party	National Party
Occupation	Baker

Following his retirement from parliament Lester was employed as a political advisor on the staff of Senator Ron Boswell, a senator for Queensland.^[3]

Lester received a Centenary Medal on 1 January 2001 for "service to Australian society through parliament".^[4] He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2006 Australia Day Honours for "service to the community through the Queensland Parliament and to local government".^[5]