Beryce Ann Nelson, née Noble (born 10 January 1947) was an Australian politician. She was born in Brisbane to Arthur Lloyd Noble and Thelma Ann, née Kelso. She attended state schools at Toowoomba and Brisbane and studied radiography from 1965 to 1967, earning a diploma and winning the Kodak Student Prize for research. On 24 August 1968 she married John Arthur Nelson, with whom she would have three children. From 1967 to 1971 she worked as a radiographer, and in 1979 she commenced a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in government and history at the University of Queensland. Beryce was one of the founders of the Down's syndrome Association in Australia and during her time as president from 1978-1980 also worked as their public relations officer until her election to the Queensland Legislative