Clive John Berghofer (born 4 March 1935) is an Australian property developer, politician and philanthropist. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, Alderman and Mayor of Toowoomba.

Early life

Clive Berghofer was born on 4 May 1935 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.Katrina Strickland, 'Giving It Away: Clive Berghofer', ''The Australian Financial Review Magazine: The Wealth Issue'', July 2014, p. 30

Career

He served as an alderman on Toowoomba City Council from 1973 to 1982, serving as Toowoomba's 61st Mayor from 1982 to 1992. He was National Party MLA for Toowoomba South (1986–1991). On 23 March 1991 he was forced to vacate his seat in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, in order to retain his position as mayor after changes to the relevant legislation. National Party candidate Mike Horan won the resulting by-election on 18 May. He now works as a real estate developer in his hometown of Toowoomba. Additionally, he owns apartments in Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

Philanthropy

He has made donations to CareFlight (now LifeFlight), a Queensland aero-medical charity. As a result, his name appears on some of their rescue helicopters. He also donated $10 million in 2001 and $50 million in 2013 to the Queensland Institute of Medical Research. As a result, the ''QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute'' is named in his honour.

Honours

* Medal of the Order of Australia, 26 January 1994, In recognition of service to local government and to the community. * Australian Sports Medal, 30 August 2000, Does not play sport but supports many clubs. Acts as guarantor for clubs seeking to build facilities. *

Centenary Medal The Centenary Medal is an award which was created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the centenary of the Federation of Australia and to recognise "people who made a contribution to Australian society or go ...

, 1 January 2001, For distinguished service to the community through funding research. * Member of the Order of Australia, 12 June 2006, For service to the community through philanthropic support for medical research, health, sporting and educational organisations in Queensland. * Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame Award 2022 In recognition of ground-breaking contributions to the Toowoomba region through pioneering property development and construction, civic leadership, and nationally significant and diverse philanthropy.

Personal life

Berghofer currently resides in his hometown of Toowoomba. As of July 2014, he is worth an estimated AU$340 million.

References

External links

Clive Berghofer OAM AM digital story and oral history: Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame 2022

State Library of Queensland The State Library of Queensland is the main reference and research library provided to the people of the State of Queensland, Australia, by the state government. Its legislative basis is provided by the Queensland Libraries Act 1988. It contai ...

Clive Berghofer Group web archive
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