Kenneth William Hayward OAM (born 13 February 1954 in Cairns)[1] was an Australian politician and is the current Principal of Chequers Financial Services Australia and Owner of FNQ Accounting, Tully.
[1] After Labor came to government under the leadership of Wayne Goss at the 1989 state election, Hayward served as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee from March 1990 to December 1991.
Finally, he was the Minister for Business, Industry and Regional Development from July 1995 until the fall of the Goss government in February 1996.
[1] Kenneth Hayward is a registered tax agent and the principal of Chequers Financial Services, a Chartered Accounting firm based in Lutwhyche, Queensland.
[4] Hayward was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours for "service to the people and Parliament of Queensland".