Tom Burns (Australian politician)
Tom Burns | |
|---|---|
| 25th Deputy Premier of Queensland | |
| In office 7 December 1989 – 19 February 1996 | |
| Premier | Wayne Goss |
| Preceded by | Bill Gunn |
| Succeeded by | Joan Sheldon |
| Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland | |
| In office 29 August 1984 – 19 February 1996 | |
| Leader | Nev Warburton Wayne Goss |
| Preceded by | Nev Warburton |
| Succeeded by | Jim Elder |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Queensland | |
| In office 29 August 1984 – 7 December 1989 | |
| Leader | Nev Warburton Wayne Goss |
| Preceded by | Nev Warburton |
| Succeeded by | Rob Borbidge |
| Leader of the Opposition in Queensland Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland Elections: 1977 | |
| In office 19 December 1974 – 28 November 1978 | |
| Deputy | Jack Melloy (1974–1976) Jack Houston (1976–1978) |
| Preceded by | Perc Tucker |
| Succeeded by | Ed Casey |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Lytton | |
| In office 27 May 1972 – 31 May 1996 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Paul Lucas |
| National President of the Labor Party | |
| In office August 1970 – 7 June 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Keeffe |
| Succeeded by | Bob Hawke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas James Burns 27 October 1931 Maryborough, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 4 June 2007 (aged 75) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse | Angela MacDonald |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Brisbane Grammar |
Thomas James Burns AO (27 October 1931 – 4 June 2007) was an Australian politician who led the Labor Party (ALP) in Queensland between 1974 and 1978 and was Deputy Premier of Queensland between 1989 and 1996. He served as the Member for Lytton in the Parliament of Queensland between 1972 and 1996. Burns had previously served as the Federal President of Labor between 1970 and 1973, playing a key role in modernising the party prior to the election of Gough Whitlam as the Prime Minister of Australia in 1972.