Historical information

The book is a biography and political history focussing upon the career of former National Party Premier of Queensland, Joh Bjelke-Petersen.

Bjelke-Petersen was Country Party/National Party Premier of Queensland for almost twenty years and is renowned for using police to obstruct street demonstrations and his unsuccessful "Joh for PM" campaign (against PM Bob Hawke). He is believed to have been pivotal in the 1975 constitutional crisis that led to the sacking of Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam.

His wife, Florence Bjelke-Petersen, was a Senator in the Australian Federal Parliament.

This biography was written at the time when Petersen was still Premier (1983).

Significance

Politics and government. Biographical interest.

Physical description

Book; 375 pages.

Dustjacket: white background; colour photograph of Joh Bjelke-Petersen shaped like a jigsaw piece; black lettering; author's name and title.

Cover: green background; gold lettering; author's name and title.