Vincent Patrick Lester (born 28 July 1939) is an Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the

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from 1974 to 2004, representing in succession the electorates of Belyando,

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and then Keppel. He served as a minister in several National Party governments throughout his career, having first been promoted in 1983 as part of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen's cabinet. Following his retirement from parliament Lester was employed as a political advisor on the staff of Senator

Ron Boswell Ronald Leslie Doyle Boswell (born 9 December 1940) is an Australian former politician. He represented the Nationals in the Australian Senate for Queensland from 1983 to 2014 and led the party in the Senate from 1990 to 2007. He became Father ...

, a senator for Queensland. Lester received a Centenary Medal on 1 January 2001 for "service to Australian society through parliament". He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the

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for "service to the community through the Queensland Parliament and to local government".

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1939 births Living people National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia {{Australia-National-politician-stub