Gregory John CrafterAO(born 16 September 1944) is a formerSouth AustralianLabor Partypolitician. He was the member forNorwoodfrom 1979 to 1993, with a short break from September 1979 to February 1980.[1][2][3]
Greg Crafter | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 18 December 1985 – 1 October 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Lynn Arnold |
| Succeeded by | Susan Lenehan |
| Member forNorwood | |
| In office 16 February 1980 – 11 December 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Webster |
| Succeeded by | John Cummins |
| In office 10 March 1979 – 18 September 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Don Dunstan |
| Succeeded by | Frank Webster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1944 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse |
Rae Hurley (m.1973) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of Australia |
Crafter was elected in aMarch 1979 by-electiontriggered by the abrupt resignation ofPremierDon Dunstan,the member for Norwood since 1953. Only six months later, however, he was turned out of office byLiberalFrank Websteras Labor lost government in theSeptember 1979 state election.When theCourt of Disputed Returnsoverturned Webster's win, Crafter contesteda February 1980 by-electionfor his old seat and won. He held the seat until his defeat in1993.
Crafter held a number ofministerial positionsunderJohn BannonandLynn Arnold,[4]including Minister for Education and Minister for Local Government.[5]
After his parliamentary career, Crafter worked as a registered politicallobbyist in South Australia,acting as Greg Crafter Consulting. He also served as National Catholic Education Commission chairman.[6]
References
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- ^"Crafter Hon. Greg AO".Gawler Now and Then.Retrieved16 February2019.
- ^"Greg Crafter".Former members of theParliament of South Australia.Retrieved14 November2022.
- ^Atkinson, Alan (28 February 2003)."Economic Development Board puts forward plans to shake up the public service".Stateline (TV program).Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Retrieved27 December2013.
- ^Mosler, Sharon Ann (2011).Heritage Politics in Adelaide.University of Adelaide Press.p. 101.ISBN9780987073037.Retrieved27 December2013.
- ^Urban, Rebecca (14 February 2019)."Outgoing Labor Senator Jacinta Collins to take over running the National Catholic Education Commission".Retrieved17 February2019.