Florence Bjelke-Petersen

Lady Bjelke-Petersen
On her wedding day, 31 May 1952
Senator for Queensland
In office 12 March 1981 – 30 June 1993
Preceded by	Glen Sheil
Succeeded by	John Woodley
Personal details
Born	Florence Isabel Gilmour (1920-08-11)11 August 1920 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	20 December 2017(2017-12-20) (aged 97) Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
Political party	National
Spouse	Joh Bjelke-Petersen ​ ​ (m. 1952⁠–⁠2005)​
Children	4

Florence Isabel Bjelke-Petersen (née Gilmour; 11 August 1920 – 20 December 2017) was an Australian politician. She was a member of the Australian Senate from 1981 to 1993, and was the wife of the longest-serving Premier of Queensland, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. She was styled as Lady Bjelke-Petersen upon her husband's knighthood, and was also known informally as Lady Flo.^[1]