# Peter Douglas Beattie

Peter Douglas Beattie (18 NOV 1952); born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

**Lifespan:** 18 NOV 1952 – ?

## Timeline
- 18 NOV 1952 — **Born** at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- FROM 1981 TO 1988 — **State Secretary, Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)** at Queensland, Australia — State Secretary of the Queensland Branch of the Australian Labor Party from 1981 to 1988, serving ex officio on the party's National Executive over the same period and acting as Queensland state campaign director for sixteen elections.
- FROM 2 DEC 1989 TO 13 SEP 2007 — **Member for Brisbane Central, Queensland Legislative Assembly** at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — Elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the electorate of Brisbane Central as a member of the Australian Labor Party on 2 December 1989, and held the seat until he retired on 13 September 2007.
- FROM 21 MAR 1990 TO 25 AUG 1992 — **Chairman, Parliamentary Criminal Justice Committee** at Queensland, Australia — Chaired the Queensland Parliamentary Criminal Justice Committee, which oversaw the Criminal Justice Commission, from 21 March 1990 to 25 August 1992.
- FROM 31 JUL 1995 TO 19 FEB 1996 — **Minister for Health, Queensland** at Queensland, Australia — Minister for Health in the Queensland government from 31 July 1995 to 19 February 1996, serving under Premier Wayne Goss.
- FROM 19 FEB 1996 TO 26 JUN 1998 — **Leader of the Opposition, Queensland** at Queensland, Australia — Leader of the Opposition in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 19 February 1996 to 26 June 1998, and state leader of the Labor Party over that period.
- FROM 26 JUN 1998 TO 13 SEP 2007 — **Premier of Queensland** at Queensland, Australia — Served as Premier of Queensland from 26 June 1998 until 13 September 2007, also holding eight other ministries during the transition period of 26-29 June 1998. Wikipedia describes him as the 36th Premier of Queensland and, at the time of his retirement, the longest-serving state premier in the country.
- 1 JAN 2001 — **Title (Centenary Medal)** — Awarded the Centenary Medal on 1 January 2001 for his contribution to Queensland.
- FROM 22 FEB 2001 TO 28 JUL 2005 — **Minister for Trade, Queensland** at Queensland, Australia — Minister for Trade from 22 February 2001 to 28 July 2005, and again from 13 September 2006 to 13 September 2007; both terms were held concurrently with the premiership.
- FROM 28 JUL 2005 TO 2 FEB 2006 — **Treasurer of Queensland** at Queensland, Australia — Held the Treasury portfolio as Treasurer of Queensland from 28 July 2005 to 2 February 2006, concurrently with the premiership.
- FROM 2008 TO 2010 — **Trade Commissioner for the Americas, Trade and Investment Queensland** at Los Angeles, California, United States — After leaving state politics he was Queensland's trade and investment commissioner for the Americas from 2008 to 2010, based in Los Angeles. He was appointed to the post by Premier Anna Bligh in March 2008 and announced his retirement from it in late May 2010.
- 11 JUN 2012 — **Title (AC)** — Named a Companion of the Order of Australia on 11 June 2012 for eminent service to the Parliament and community of Queensland, through initiatives in education and training and economic development, and to the promotion of international trade.
- 7 SEP 2013 — **Australian Labor Party candidate for Forde** at Queensland, Australia — Stood unsuccessfully as the Australian Labor Party candidate for the federal seat of Forde at the Australian federal election of 7 September 2013.
- MAY 2016 — **Chairman, Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation** at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia — Appointed in May 2016 by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk as chairman of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Corporation, the organising committee for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
- FEB 2018 — **Chairman, Australian Rugby League Commission** — Appointed to the board of the Australian Rugby League Commission as an independent commissioner on 25 July 2017, and appointed chairman of the commission in February 2018 in place of John Grant.
- **Occupation (Solicitor)** at Queensland, Australia — Before entering parliament he practised as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland, and was secretary of the Railway Station Officers' Union.
- **Education (University of Queensland)** at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — Graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws, having moved to Brisbane to attend after winning a Commonwealth Scholarship.
- **Education (Queensland University of Technology)** at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — Completed a Master of Arts (Research) at the Queensland University of Technology.
- **Education (Atherton State High School)** at Atherton, Queensland, Australia — Attended Atherton State High School in North Queensland, where he was both dux and school captain.

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