Wayne Goss

The Honourable Wayne Goss
34th Premier of Queensland
In office 7 December 1989 – 19 February 1996
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Walter Campbell Leneen Forde
Deputy	Tom Burns
Preceded by	Russell Cooper
Succeeded by	Rob Borbidge
Minister for Economic and Trade Development
In office 7 December 1989 – 19 February 1996
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Doug Slack
Minister for the Arts
In office 7 December 1989 – 24 September 1992
Preceded by	Paul Clauson
Succeeded by	Dean Wells
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
In office 10 – 16 December 1991
Preceded by	Terry Mackenroth
Succeeded by	Vince Lester
Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
In office 2 March 1988 – 2 December 1989
Deputy	Tom Burns
Preceded by	Neville Warburton
Succeeded by	Russell Cooper
Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland
In office 2 March 1988 – 19 February 1996
Deputy	Tom Burns
Preceded by	Neville Warburton
Succeeded by	Peter Beattie
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan
In office 1 November 1986 – 13 June 1998
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	John Mickel
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Salisbury
In office 22 October 1983 – 1 November 1986
Preceded by	Rosemary Kyburz
Succeeded by	Len Ardill
Personal details
Born	Wayne Keith Goss (1951-02-26)26 February 1951 Mundubbera, Queensland, Australia
Died	10 November 2014(2014-11-10) (aged 63) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor
Spouse(s)	Roisin Hirschfeld ​ (m. 1981)​
Children	2
Parents	Allan James Goss Norma Josephine Dalton Goss
Education	Inala State High School
Alma mater	University of Queensland (LLB, MBA)
Occupation	Lawyer Politician

Wayne Keith Goss (26 February 1951 – 10 November 2014) was an Australian politician. He was the Premier of Queensland from 7 December 1989 until 19 February 1996. Prior to entering politics, Goss was a solicitor. After leaving politics, Goss served as Chairman of the Queensland Art Gallery and Chairman of Deloitte Australia.

Goss battled a series of brain tumors for 17 years, undergoing four operations to remove them. He died at his home on 10 November 2014 from a brain tumor, aged 63.