Gygar, Terence Joseph (Terry)
Personal
Birth Date:
21 October 1947 (Tamworth, New South Wales)
Death Date:
15 March 2024 (, Queensland)
Parents:
Joseph Herman Gygar and Doris Amy (nee Peters)
Family:
Linda Christine Freeman on 5 July 1975, 1 son, 1 daughter
Education:
Convent schools; Gregory Terrace Christian Brothers College; University of Queensland
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Student at Law; Earth-moving contractor; Calligraphist
Military Service:
Served in the Army Reserve (Infantry), 1973 to 1987; Resigned from Army Aviation Corps with rank of Captain, January 1973; War service in Vietnam, 1970 to 1971, 161 (Indep.) Recce Flt; Commissioned as 2nd Lt, December 1967 and served with Army Aviation Corps; Enlisted in Australian Regular Army, July 1967; Served in Citizen Military Forces, 1964 to 1967
Party Positions:
- Secretary, Parliamentary Liberal Party. Aug 1984 - Feb 1987
- President, University of Queensland Liberal Group. 1973 - 1974
- National Executive, Australian Liberal Students' Federation. 1974 - 1975
- Secretary, Gordon Park/Stafford Branch. 1973 - 1974
- Delegate, Brisbane Area Executive. 1973 - 1974
- Member, Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee. 1974 - 1977
- State Parliamentarians' Representative on Liberal Party State Executive. 1978 - 1983
- Member, Government Party Committees: Education, Industry and Administrative Services; Justice; Aboriginal and Island Affairs. 1978 - 1980
- Member, Government Party Committees: Justice; Transport: Environment, Valuation and Adminstrative Services. 1980 - 1983
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly | LIB | Stafford | 7 Dec 1974 | 22 Oct 1983 | |
Assembly | LIB | Stafford | 4 Aug 1984 | 2 Dec 1989 |
Parliamentary Service
Description | From | To |
---|---|---|
Liberal Spokesman on Police, Prisons, Tourism, National Parks and Wildlife Services | ||
Liberal Party Whip | Nov 1986 | |
Member, Select Committee of Subordinate Legislation | 1984 | |
Liberal Party Spokesman on Tourism and Health matters | 1983 | 1986 |
Leader, Liberal Party Delegation to the People's Republic of China | Nov 1981 | |
Member Parliamentary delegation to Papua New Guinea, Japan and South East Asia | 1979 | |
Member, Select Committee of Subordinate Legislation | 1978 | 1983 |
Alternate Delegate, Australian Constitutional Convention, Perth | 1978 | |
Member, Library Committee | 1975 | 1983 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests include landscape gardening, calligraphy, shooting and reading, particularly science fiction, history and biography. Patron: Kedron Heights Kindergarten Association; Brisbane Women's Netball Association; and Stafford Stars Softball Club
Sources:
Image sourced from the collection of Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service; Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1981-1992, (Sydney: Casket Publications, 1993)
[Last Modified: Monday, 25 March 2024]