Joh Bjelke-Petersen
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Australian politician
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen , known as Joh Bjelke-Petersen or simply Sir Joh, was a conservative Australian politician. He was the longest-serving and longest-lived premier of Queensland, holding office from 1968 to 1987, during which time the state underwent considerable economic development. He has become one of the most well-known and controversial figures of 20th-century Australian politics because of his uncompromising conservatism , political longevity, and the institutional corruption of his government.
