Terence Joseph "Terry" Gygar, (born 21 October 1947), is an Australian academic and a former member of the
Queensland Parliament
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. He is a former Army officer and served in
Vietnam
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.
Gygar was the member for
Stafford
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in the Queensland Parliament, representing the
Liberal Party
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, from 1974 until 1983, and again from 1984 to 1989.
[ During that time he held various shadow portfolios. During his time in parliament he was awarded the Chevening scholarship for study at the ]London School of Economics
, mottoeng = To understand the causes of things
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.
Following his Parliamentary service Gygar completed a Bachelor of Laws
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with Honours from Bond University
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. He is a barrister at the Supreme Court of Queensland
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, the High Court of Australia
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and the Federal Court of Australia
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. He has taught at Bond University since 1992 and is a foundation member of the Asia Pacific Law Deans' Association.
In recognition of his services to the Australian Defence Force
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, governance, education and the law, the Australian Government
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awarded Gygar the Australian Active Service Medal
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, General Service Medal for Vietnam, the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
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, the Australian Centenary Medal
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, the Reserve Force Decoration
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and the National Medal and Australian Defence Medal
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.
References
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Living people
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland
Bond University alumni
Bond University faculty
1947 births