Commonwealth, State and Territory Education Ministers: Queensland

Year	Political Party	Premier	Minister for Education
Aug 1968 - Dec 1989	NAT	Bjelke-Petersen \| Ahern/Cooper	Minister for Education & Cultural Affairs Alan FLETCHER – Aug 1968 to Dec 1974 Thomas NEWBERY – Dec 1974 to Mar 1975 Valmond BIRD – Mar 1975 to Dec 1977 Minister for Education Valmond BIRD – Dec 1977 to Dec 1980 William GUNN – Dec 1980 to Dec 1982 Lionel POWELL - Dec 1982 to Nov 1987 Minister for Education, Training and Technology Lionel POWELL – Nov 1987 to Dec 1987 Minister for Education, Youth and Sport Brian LITTLEPROUD – Dec 1987 to Aug 1989 Minister for Education, Youth, Sport & Recreation Brian LITTLEPROUD – Aug 1989 to Dec 1989
Dec 1989 - Feb 1996	ALP	Goss	Minister for Education Paul BRADDY – Dec 1989 to Sep 1992 Patrick COMBEN – Sep 1992 to Feb 1995 David HAMILL – Feb 1995 to Feb 1996
Feb 1996 - Jun 1998	NAT	Borbidge	Minister for Education Robert QUINN – Feb 1996 to Jun 1998
Jun 1998 - 2005*	ALP	Beattie	Minister for Education Dean WELLS – Jun 1998 to Feb 2001 Anna BLIGH - Feb 2001 to Jul 2005 Rodney WELFORD – Jul 2005 to current

*Still in government at project end date of 2005.

Sources:
Colin A. Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1965-1974 Edition (Canberra: ANU Press, 1977) 1975-1984 Edition(Canberra: ANU Press, 1986); and 1975-1999 Edition (Canberra: Federation Press, 2002); Queensland Parliamentary Handbook. Record of Office Holders Since 1860. Accessed 29 January 2008.