28th Premier of Queensland Elections: 1957, 1960, 1963, 1966
In office 12 August 1957 – 17 January 1968
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Governor
Sir John Lavarack Sir Henry Abel Smith Sir Alan Mansfield
Deputy
Kenneth Morris Alan Munro Gordon Chalk
Preceded by
Vince Gair
Succeeded by
Jack Pizzey
Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
In office 21 May 1941 – 3 August 1957
Preceded by
Ted Maher
Succeeded by
Les Wood
Leader of the Country Party in Queensland
In office 21 May 1941 – 17 January 1968
Preceded by
Ted Maher
Succeeded by
Jack Pizzey
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Landsborough
In office 29 April 1950 – 13 February 1968
Preceded by
New seat
Succeeded by
Mike Ahern
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Murrumba
In office 11 June 1932 – 29 April 1950
Preceded by
Richard Warren
Succeeded by
David Nicholson
Personal details
Born
(1895-08-06)6 August 1895 Murwillumbah, Colony of New South Wales
Died
29 January 1978(1978-01-29) (aged 82) Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Nationality
Australian
Political party
Country Party
Spouse
Georgina Robertson Fleming (d. 1960)
Education
Murwillumbah Public School
Highfield College
Occupation
Fruit Grower
Army Officer
Politician
Military service
Allegiance
Australia
Branch/service
Australian Army
Years of service
1916–1919 1942–1946
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Unit
49th Battalion
Commands
6th Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps
Battles/wars
First World War Second World War
Awards
Military Medal
Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin, KCMG, MM (6 August 1895 – 29 January 1978) was an Australian politician. He was the Premier of Queensland from 1957 to 1968, the first non-Labor Party premier since 1932.[1]
^Stevenson, Brian F (2000). "Nicklin, Sir George Francis (Frank) (1895–1978)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 15. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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