Denver Beanland

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Denver Edward Beanland (born 26 January 1945), Australian state politician, prior to entry to local government was employed as a Bank Officer. He was elected as an Alderman of the Brisbane City Council in 1976 and served on that Council, including a period as Deputy Mayor of Brisbane until 1986. He was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1986 as the member for Toowong, which he represented until 1992, at which time he shifted to the seat of Electoral district of Indooroopilly.

Beanland served as Attorney-General in the Borbidge government from February 1996 to 26 June 1998. He also served as Opposition Spokesperson for a number of portfolios including Justice, Transport and Land Management. He retired in 2001, and subsequently undertook a doctorate in political science at the University of Queensland.