CITATION Award of the Degree of Doctor of Economics honoris causa Adjunct Professor Wayne Goss
Chancellor,
Adjunct Professor Wayne Goss worked as a solicitor and then for the Aboriginal Legal Service before working as a lawyer for his own practice for a decade. He was President of the Caxton Legal Service while in private practice.
He entered State politics in 1983 and served as Premier of Queensland from 1989 until 1996.
As Premier, he presided over the implementation of many of the reforms of the landmark Fitzgerald Inquiry into police corruption and his government introduced a wide range of social reforms as well as participated in a national reform program, including development of an Energy and Competition Policy.
He is National Chair of Deloitte Australia, Chair of Ausenco Ltd, and Chair of the Government Reform Commission of South Australia.
He is also Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Queensland Art Gallery and has served on the boards of Ingeus, WebCentral Group Ltd, Peplin Ltd, Lincolne Scott Pty Ltd, and Brisbane Broncos Ltd.
He received a Centenary Medal in 2003.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Business Administration from the University and is an Adjunct Professor in the Schools of Law and Business and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Chancellor, in recognition of his distinguished career and contribution to the State of Queensland, I present to you Adjunct Professor Wayne Goss, Bachelor of Laws and Master of Business Administration from The University of Queensland, Wayne Goss, for the award of Doctor of Economics honoris causa to which he has been admitted by the Senate of the University.