Paul Gordon, Baron Gordon of Durham
The Baron Gordon of Durham | |
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| 12th Prime Minister of Queensland | |
| In office 2 March 2023 – 24 July 2024 | |
| Monarch | Baudouin |
| Preceded by | David Malta (as Administrator of the Government) |
| Succeeded by | Burnett Muldon (as Administrator of the Government) |
| In office 7 July 2022 – 2 February 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Benedikte X Albert |
| Preceded by | Armgard Margaret |
| Succeeded by | David Malta (as Administrator of the Government) |
| 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Queensland | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 10 March 2020 | |
| Monarch | George III of Queensland |
| Prime Minister | Dame Charlotte Eberhard-Bernhard |
| Preceded by | James Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Joseph |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Independent Commonwealth Affairs | |
| In office 18 December 2019 – 10 March 2020 | |
| Monarch | George III of Queensland |
| Prime Minister | Dame Charlotte Eberhard-Bernhard |
| Preceded by | Dame Mary J. London |
| Succeeded by | Johnson Sentibark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 2001 |
| Citizenship |  Queensland |
| Nationality |  Thailand |
Sir Paul Gordon, Baron Gordon of Durham (born 6 August 2001, พอล กอร์ดอน) is the current and 12th Prime Minister of Queensland and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Independent Commonwealth Affairs of Queensland. He is also the first-ever prime minister to not be a close aide of the Queenslandian royal family and the first prime minister to be of republican ideology.
He became the prime minister on 7 July 2022 following the 2022 general election to the House of Commons. He was re-elected to office during the March 2023 general election and was sworn-in for a second term on 2 March 2023.
Political career
Sir Paul Gordon's served as a deputy prime minister under prime minister Charlotte Eberhard-Bernhard (now Queen Benedikte X) between 12 December 2019 and 10 March 2020 succeeding James Alexander on the top post. Six days after his appointment as deputy prime minister, he was named as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Independent Commonwealth Affairs on 18 December 2019 and remained in office till 10 March 2020.
In a spectular return to the politial arena, he was named as the 12th Prime Minister of Queensland on 7 July 2022 following the 2022 general election.
Honours
National honours
Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Gardenia (2 January 2023)
Member of the Most Distinguished Order of the Nation (2 January 2023)
Knight Companions of the Most Valiant Order of the Queenslandian Territorial Crown (2021)
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- State honours
Edinburgh Province:
Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of Loyal Service of Edinburgh City (2018)
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Elizabeth Province:
Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of the Golden Heart of Elizabeth City (2019)
Foreign honours
Krzakacja:
- Commander of the Order of King Łukasz I (1 January 2023)
- Officer of the Order of King Łukasz I (5 September 2022)
Vishwamitra:
- Grand Cordon of the Most Excellent Royal Vishwamitran Order of Merit (11 January 2023) – with title Tan Sri
- Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 21st Birthday of Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya (11 January 2023)
- Former honours
- Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the Vishwamitra (29 September – 24 October 2022)