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The Honourable
Sir Frank Nicklin
KCMG, MM
28th Premier of Queensland
Elections: 1957, 1960, 1963, 1966
In office
12 August 1957 – 17 January 1968
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorSir John Lavarack
Sir Henry Abel Smith
Sir Alan Mansfield
DeputyKenneth Morris
Alan Munro
Gordon Chalk
Preceded byVince Gair
Succeeded byJack Pizzey
Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
In office
21 May 1941 – 3 August 1957
Preceded byTed Maher
Succeeded byLes Wood
Leader of the Country Party in Queensland
In office
21 May 1941 – 17 January 1968
Preceded byTed Maher
Succeeded byJack Pizzey
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Landsborough
In office
29 April 1950 – 13 February 1968
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byMike Ahern
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Murrumba
In office
11 June 1932 – 29 April 1950
Preceded byRichard Warren
Succeeded byDavid Nicholson
Personal details
Born(1895-08-06)6 August 1895
Murwillumbah, Colony of New South Wales
Died29 January 1978(1978-01-29) (aged 82)
Nambour, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyCountry Party
SpouseGeorgina Robertson Fleming (d. 1960)
Education
  • Murwillumbah Public School
  • Highfield College
Occupation
  • Fruit Grower
  • Army Officer
  • Politician
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1916–1919
1942–1946
RankLieutenant Colonel
Unit49th Battalion
Commands6th Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsMilitary 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]

  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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