Frank Nicklin

The Honourable Sir Frank Nicklin KCMG, MM
28th Premier of Queensland Elections: 1957, 1960, 1963, 1966
In office 12 August 1957 – 17 January 1968
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir John Lavarack Sir Henry Abel Smith Sir Alan Mansfield
Deputy	Kenneth Morris Alan Munro Gordon Chalk
Preceded by	Vince Gair
Succeeded by	Jack Pizzey
Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
In office 21 May 1941 – 3 August 1957
Preceded by	Ted Maher
Succeeded by	Les Wood
Leader of the Country Party in Queensland
In office 21 May 1941 – 17 January 1968
Preceded by	Ted Maher
Succeeded by	Jack Pizzey
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Landsborough
In office 29 April 1950 – 13 February 1968
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Mike Ahern
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Murrumba
In office 11 June 1932 – 29 April 1950
Preceded by	Richard Warren
Succeeded by	David Nicholson
Personal details
Born	(1895-08-06)6 August 1895 Murwillumbah, Colony of New South Wales
Died	29 January 1978(1978-01-29) (aged 82) Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Country Party
Spouse	Georgina Robertson Fleming (d. 1960)
Education	Murwillumbah Public School Highfield College
Occupation	Fruit Grower Army Officer Politician
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1916–1919 1942–1946
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	49th Battalion
Commands	6th Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Military Medal

Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin, KCMG, MM (6 August 1895 – 29 January 1978) was an Australian politician. He was the Premier of Queensland from 1957 to 1968, the first non-Labor Party premier since 1932.^[1]