Politics
The Bjelke-Petersens have had an impact on politics in Queensland, at both state and Commonwealth levels, for 60 years.
- Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen was a farmer and later Premier of Queensland between 1968 and 1987; He was the member for Nanango from 1946 to 1950 and for Barambah from 1950 to 1987. He was Georg Peter Bjelke-Petersen's grandson.
- Flo Bjelke-Petersen, Joh Belke-Petersen's wife, represented Queensland in the Australian Senate between 1981 and 1993 serving as Deputy Leader of the National Party of Australia in the Senate between 1985 and 1990;
- John Bjelke-Petersen, Joh Bjelke-Petersen's son, was preselected on 3 November 2005 as the candidate in the seat of Nanango at the 2006 state election for the National Party. He lost the election to Independent member, Dorothy Pratt. He also stood unsuccessfully for the National Party at the 2009 state election and was again defeated by Independent member, Dorothy Pratt.
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