Don Lane (politician)

Don Lane
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Merthyr
In office 24 July 1971 – 13 May 1989
Preceded by	Ray Ramsden
Succeeded by	Santo Santoro
Personal details
Born	Donald Frederick Lane 18 July 1935 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Died	11 March 1995 (aged 59)
Resting place	Pinnaroo Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	National Party
Other political affiliations	Liberal Party, Independent
Occupation	Police Officer
Religion	Anglican

Donald Frederick (Don) Lane (18 June 1935 – 11 March 1995) was a Minister of Transport in the Bjelke-Petersen state of Queensland's coalition government.^[1] A former policeman in the Special Branch, in 1971 he was elected as the Liberal member for Merthyr.^[1] In 1983 he switched to the National Party, providing it with a majority, and was rewarded with a ministry. Following revelations in the Fitzgerald Inquiry, he and three other Bjelke-Petersen ministers (including Leisha Harvey and Brian Austin) were tried in the District Court and sentenced to twelve months imprisonment for falsifying their expense accounts. His autobiography, Trial and Error was published in 1993 by Boolarong Publications.

Lane died in 1995^[1] and was buried in Pinnaroo Cemetery.^[2]

See also

• Terry Lewis
• Francis Bischof
• Dan Crowley
• Domenico Cacciola
• Crime in Brisbane
• Lucas Inquiry
• Queensland Council for Civil Liberties

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
2. Lane Donald Frederick — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

External links

• Two books about crime and corruption in the Queensland police—Gold Coast Writers Association, 2014.