Brian Lindsay

Brian Lindsay
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Everton
In office 7 December 1974 – 12 November 1977
Preceded by	Gerry Jones
Succeeded by	Glen Milliner
Personal details
Born	Brian David Valentine Lindsay 22 January 1937 Ashgrove, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Margaret Ann Corley (m.1961)
Alma mater	University of Queensland
Occupation	Soldier, Teacher
Religion	Roman Catholic

Brian David Valentine Lindsay (born 22 January 1937) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1974 until 1977, representing the electorate of Everton.

Lindsay was born in Ashgrove, the grandson of Labor Senator John MacDonald, and was educated at St Finbar's Convent and Marist Brothers College. He attended the Royal Military College, Duntroon from 1955 to 1958, then entered the military, serving with the Pacific Islands Regiment from 1959 to 1963 and with the regular army in Papua New Guinea, Malaya, Borneo, and in the Vietnam War. He was mentioned in despatches for distinguished active service in South Vietnam in 1968–1969, but was discharged with the rank of major as a result of injuries suffered in Vietnam. Lindsay subsequently studied to become a teacher, variously attending Melbourne Teacher's College, Kelvin Grove Teachers College and the University of Queensland. He taught at Marist Brothers College from 1973 until his election to parliament the following year.^[1]

Lindsay was elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 1974 state election, winning the usually safe Labor seat of Everton amidst the Liberal-National landslide victory that year. He differed from Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen on the issue of death duties, favouring their removal more slowly than that sought by Bjelke-Petersen, and later antagonised gay and lesbian activists by, in response to debate about whether gay teachers should be allowed in Queensland, requesting assurance from the Education Minister that 'young men and women with such unfortunate and unnatural personal lifestyles are never admitted to the profession'.^[2][3] He was defeated by Labor candidate Glen Milliner at the 1977 election.^[1]

Lindsay is married with one son and one daughter.^[1]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
2. Wear, Rae (2002). Johannes Bjelke-Petersen: The Lord's Premier. University of Queensland Press. p. 142.
3. Robinson, Shirleene (February 2010). "Homophobia as party politics: the construction of the 'Homosexual Deviant' in Joh Bjelke-Petersen's Queensland". Queensland Review. 17 (1).