| Hon. Alan John Hunt 1927-
President: 1988-1992 Legislative Council: 1961-1992
Before entering Parliament he was a senior partner in the law firm Hunt, Walsh & Associates. He was elected MLC for South Eastern Province in July 1961, a seat which he held for 31 years for the Liberal Party. He was the only member to have served in the triple roles of Government Leader (1978-1982), Opposition Leader (1982-1986) and President. He was Minister for Education from 1979 to 1982 after serving a record 8 year term as Minister for Local Government from 1971 to 1979. He also briefly served as Attorney-General in 1976 and was Minister for Planning from 1973 to 1976, and from 1978 to 1979, and Minister for Federal Affairs from 1976 to 1978. He was also a member of various Parliamentary Committees, including the Statute Law Revision, Public Bodies Review, Library and House Committees. Hunt was elected President in 1988. |
Alan Hunt was born on 9 October 1927 in Peterborough, South Australia. He was
educated at Melbourne Grammar and the University of Melbourne where he studied law.