Pizzey, Jack Charles Allan
Personal
Birth Date:
2 February 1911 (Childers, Queensland)
Death Date:
31 July 1968 (Chermside, Queensland)
Parents:
John Thomas Pizzey and Ellen Elliott (nee Brand)
Family:
Mabel Audrey Kingston on 27 March 1937, 1 son, 1 daughter
Education:
Childers and Maryborough Central Boys' State schools; Bundaberg High School; University of Queensland, Bachelor of Arts, 1942; Diploma of Education, 1952
Religion:
Church of England
Career
student teacher and then teacher; District Organiser, Board of Adult Education, 1945; Manager, Cane Growers' Cooperative, Childers
Military Service:
Served in Australian Army from 1940 to 1945 reaching the rank of Captain
Party Positions:
- Deputy Leader of the Country Party. 1957 - 1968
- Opposition Spokesperson for Education.
- Leader of the Country Party. 17 Jan 1968 - 31 Jul 1968
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | CP | Isis | 29 Apr 1950 | 31 Jul 1968 | Died in office |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Premier and Minister for State Development | 17 Jan 1968 | 31 Jul 1968 |
| Minister for Migration | 9 Jun 1960 | 26 Sep 1963 |
| Minister for Education | 12 Aug 1957 | 31 Jan 1968 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests included cricket, rugby league and tennis; As Education Minister he was responsible for boosting the number of state high schools from 30 to 96 and was the driving force behind the provision of a second teachers college in Brisbane and the planning of two others; He was involved in establishing the state's first regional university at Townsville, planning a second university in Brisbane and the decentralisation of technical education; He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Queensland in 1962 for his services to education; Secretary, Isis District Canegrowers' Executive and the Isis District Pest Control Board; In 1962 he abolished the Year 8 scholarship examination and in 1964 he raised the school leaving age to 15; Deputy Australian leader at the Geneva Sugar Producers Conference in 1968
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, 1968, Neg: 157087 ; Courier-Mail, 'Man who made state smarter', 12 January 2008; Lack, Clem, Three Decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960 (Brisbane: Government Printer, 1962)
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