Vince Gair

Vincent Clair Gair (25 February 1901 – 11 November 1980)[2] was an Australian politician. He served as Premier of Queensland from 1952 until 1957, when his stormy relations with the trade union movement saw him expelled from the Labor Party. He was elected to the Australian Senate and led the Democratic Labor Party from 1965 to 1973. In 1974 he was appointed Australian Ambassador to Ireland by the Whitlam government, which caused his expulsion from the DLP.

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The Honourable Vince Gair
Gair in 1953
27th Premier of Queensland Elections: 1953, 1956
In office 23 January 1952 – 12 August 1957
Monarchs	George VI Elizabeth II
Governor	John Lavarack
Deputy	Tom Foley Jack Duggan Ted Walsh
Preceded by	Ned Hanlon
Succeeded by	Frank Nicklin
Premier of Queensland
Acting
In office 15 January 1952 – 23 January 1952
Monarch	George VI
Governor	John Lavarack
Preceded by	Ned Hanlon
Succeeded by	Himself
14th Deputy Premier of Queensland
In office 15 May 1947 – 17 January 1952
Premier	Ned Hanlon
Preceded by	Ted Walsh
Succeeded by	Tom Foley
32nd Treasurer of Queensland
In office 10 May 1950 – 17 January 1952
Premier	Ned Hanlon
Preceded by	James Larcombe
Succeeded by	Ted Walsh
Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Brisbane
In office 11 June 1932 – 28 May 1960
Preceded by	Neil MacGroarty
Succeeded by	Col Bennett
Federal politics Australian Ambassador to Ireland In office 2 May 1974 – 21 January 1976 Preceded by Keith Brennan Succeeded by Brian Hill Senator for Queensland In office 1 July 1965 – 11 April 1974 Leader of the Democratic Labor Party In office 23 June 1965 – 10 October 1973 Deputy Frank McManus Preceded by George Cole Succeeded by Frank McManus
Personal details
Born	Vincent Clair Gair (1901-02-25)25 February 1901 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Died	11 November 1980(1980-11-11) (aged 79) South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Nudgee Cemetery
Political party	Labor
Other political affiliations	Democratic Labor Party Queensland Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Florence Glynn (1924–1929; her death) Ellen Sexton (1944–1980; his death)[1]
Occupation	Public servant, Ambassador