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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 250876 Frank Cooper presenting his budget speech to parliament, Brisbane, ca. 1940.jpg en Frank Cooper presenting his budget speech to parliament Brisbane ca 1940 Frank Cooper 1872-1949 won the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Bremer in May 1915 and joined the first majority State Labor government under T J Ryan He held his seat for more than thirty years he was appointed treasurer in Forgan Smith's government on 12 April 1938 and his second budget was the first to show a surplus since 1927 He was elected deputy-leader of the State parliamentary party in September 1940 Premier William Forgan Smith decided to resign and on 9 September 1942 and Mr Cooper was elected leader He became premier on 16 September 1942 He remained Premier of Queensland until resigning on 7 March 1946 to make way for Edward Ned Hanlon circa 1940 handle 10462/deriv/120600 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland Jackman George; Contributor s Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Frank Cooper Australian politician Men's clothing of Australia Parliament House Brisbane Black and white photographs Budget 1940 in Brisbane William Forgan Smith | ||||
