Lickiss, William Daniel, QGM (Bill)
Personal
Birth Date:
31 July 1924 (Sydney, New South Wales)
Death Date:
22 February 1993 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
William George Lickiss and Lillian Rita (nee Green)
Family:
Elma Gwen Campbell on 30 October 1948, 2 daughters
Education:
Clempton Park public and Caterbury Boys' high schools, New South Wales; Industrial high school, Brisbane; Central Technical College, Queensland; University of Queensland; FCIV, Fellow of Commonwealth Institute of Valuers; MAIC, Member of the Australian Institute of Cartographers
Religion:
Presbyterian
Career
Sugarcane and pineapple farmer; Cartographer, survey draftsman, valuer, company director; Chief Draftsman, Department of Territories, Darwin; Draftsman in the Queensland Survey Office
Military Service:
Served as navigation instructor, intelligence officer and officer-in-charge, RAAF cartographic unit; Served in WWII RAAF Air Crew as Navigator in Nos 66 and 1 Squadrons
Party Positions:
- Member, Liberal Party State Executive.
- Chairman, Liberal Party Rural Committee.
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | LIB | Mount Coot-tha | 1 Jun 1963 | 1 Nov 1986 | |
| Assembly | LIB | Moggill | 1 Nov 1986 | 29 Nov 1989 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Member, Select Committee of Privilege | ||
| Liberal Party Spokesperson on Land Management and Macro Planning and the Environment | ||
| Deputy Leader, Parliamentary Liberal Party | Nov 1983 | Nov 1986 |
| Leader, Parliamentary Delegation to Asia | 1980 | |
| Delegate, Australian Constitutional Convention | 1978 | |
| Minister for Justice and Attorney-General | 2 Oct 1978 | 23 Dec 1980 |
| Minister for Justice and Welfare and Attorney-General | 14 Sep 1978 | 2 Oct 1978 |
| Delegate, Australian Area Conference, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association | 1976 | |
| Delegate, Australian Constitutional Convention | 1976 | |
| Minister for Justice and Attorney-General | 13 Aug 1976 | 14 Sep 1978 |
| Minister for Survey, Valuation, Urban and Regional Affairs | 10 Mar 1975 | 13 Aug 1976 |
| Member, Parliamentary Delegation to South East Asia | 1973 | |
| Member, Standing Orders Committee | 1972 | 1974 |
| Delegate, General Conference, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Malawi | 1972 | |
| Chairman of Committees | 1972 | 1974 |
| Member, Printing Committee | 1963 | 1971 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests included football, swimming and surf-lifesaving; Fellow and past state president, Commonwealth Institute of Valuers; Honorary Fellow, Royal Australian Planning Institute (awarded for services to planning in Australia); Past Federal President and Life Fellow, Australian Institute of Cartogrpahers; Councillor, Australian Institute of Urban Studies
Sources:
Image sourced from the collection of the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service; Courier-Mail, 'Qld mourns Libs' Mr Versatile', 23 February 1993; Courier-Mail, 'Minister cited for flood bravery', 27 September 1975
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 22 August 2017]