Rob Lucas
Rob Lucas | |
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| Treasurer of South Australia | |
| Assumed office 19 March 2018 | |
| Premier | Steven Marshall |
| Preceded by | Tom Koutsantonis |
| In office 20 October 1997 – 5 March 2002 | |
| Premier | John Olsen (1997-2001) Rob Kerin (2001-2002) |
| Preceded by | Stephen Baker |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Foley |
| Minister for Government Enterprises | |
| In office 4 December 2001 – 5 March 2002 | |
| Premier | Rob Kerin |
| Preceded by | Iain Evans |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Foley |
| Minister for Industry & Trade | |
| In office 14 February 2000 – 5 March 2002 | |
| Premier | John Olsen (2000-2001) Rob Kerin (2001-2002) |
| Preceded by | Iain Evans |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Foley |
| Minister for Education and Children's Services | |
| In office 14 December 1993 – 20 October 1997 | |
| Premier | Dean Brown |
| Preceded by | Susan Lenehan (Education, Employment & Training) |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Buckby |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 6 November 1982 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Ivan Lucas 7 June 1953 Kure, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia (SA) |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
Robert Ivan Lucas (born 7 June 1953) is an Australian politician and a member of the South Australian Legislative Council since the 1982 election, representing the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia. Lucas has served as the Treasurer of South Australia since 19 March 2018 in the Marshall government. Lucas previously served as Treasurer between 1997 and 2002 in the Olsen and Kerin governments. Lucas is the current Father of the Parliament. He intends to leave parliament at the 2022 election.
Career
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Before his entry into politics, Lucas graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor of Economics, and a MBA.[1]
In office, Lucas has been a Minister for Education and Children's Services, Minister for Industry and Trade and Minister for Government Enterprises. He also served as Treasurer from the 1997 election until his party's defeat at the 2002 election. After that time until April 2007, Lucas served as Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade and Police, and between 2005 and 2006 was also Shadow Minister for Economic Development and Science and Information Economy. Between 2002 and 2007 Lucas held the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council.
The appointment of Lucas, a member of the upper house Legislative Council, as Treasurer was a break in convention as previous Treasurers had been members of the lower house the House of Assembly. The precedence in appointing a member of the upper house as Treasurer was in New South Wales with the appointment of Michael Egan in 1995.
In 2014 Lucas returned to the Treasury portfolio albeit as Shadow Treasurer following the retirement of the previous portfolio holder and former Liberal leader Iain Evans. He became treasurer again on 19 March 2018 following his party winning government at the 2018 election.[2]
Two days after the election, he announced on 19 March 2018 that he would be serving his final term in parliament, with an intention to leave parliament at the 2022 election.[3]
References
- ^ "About Rob". The Hon. Bob Lucas, MLC. Liberal Party of Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "The South Australian Government Gazette, 19 March 2018, No. 18, Supplementary Gazette" (PDF). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Re-elected Liberal Treasurer Rob Lucas says this is his final term in State Parliament: The Advertiser 19 March 2018
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