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Llew Edwards (politician)
Australian politician (–)
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Sir Llewellyn Roy EdwardsAC (2 August – 26 May ), known as Llew Edwards, was an Australian politician. He was the Liberal Party leader for Queensland. He was Chair and CEO of Brisbane's World Expo '
Early life and education
Llew Edwards started his working life as an electrician in his family's electrical business.[2] He graduated from the University of Queensland with a medical degree (MB BS) in [3]
Political career
Edwards entered the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Ipswich in [2] He was the Minister for Health between –[2] and then held the position of Liberal Party leader, Deputy Premier and Treasurer until [2] when he retired from the Queensland Parliament[2] to take on the role of chairman and chief executive of World Expo '88, held in Brisbane in
Later activities
Edwards was Chair and CEO of the World Exposition, Brisbane's World Expo '[4]
In , he was elected the twelfth Chancellor of the University of Queensland, holding the office until 9 February He received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the university in [5]
In , he was made a Knight Bachelor and, in , a Companion of the Order of Australia.[6][7]
Edwards has sat on the boards of a number of publicly listed companies.
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In , the Sir Llew Edwards Building at the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus is named after him.[9]
In , Edwards was named by premier Anna Bligh as one of six "Queensland Greats".
The citation stated that he was "an outstanding Queenslander who has made exceptional contributions to many fields".[10][11]
On 28 April , a plaque commemorating the 25th anniversary of World Expo 88 and Llew Edward's leadership of the event was unveiled at the South Bank Parklands (the site of Expo 88) by Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk and Queensland Premier Campbell Newman.[4][12]
Later life
Edwards died on 26 May in Brisbane.
He was 85 years old and had been suffering from dementia.[1] A state funeral was held at 2pm on Thursday 3 June at the St John's Cathedral in Brisbane with the Australian flag being flown at half-mast throughout Queensland.[13]