John Dawkins (South Australian politician)
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John Samuel Letts Dawkins (born 3 July 1954) is an Australia
n politician and the Liberal Party of Australia
Opposition Whip in the South Australian Legislative Council
, and was re-elected for a second eight-year term in the 2006 election
.
Before his entry in to SA politics, Dawkins was an Electorate Officer to Senator Nick Minchin
, Alexander Downer
MP and Neil Andrew
MP. He has also been a member and/or supporter of many and varied clubs and organisations, from RSL
to sporting to agricultural, and many more.
A cousin of the same name, John Dawkins
, was a politician from the Australian Labor Party
and was the Federal Treasurer of Australia from 1991 to 1993.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician and the Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
Opposition Whip in the South Australian Legislative Council
South Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the House of Assembly...
, and was re-elected for a second eight-year term in the 2006 election
South Australian legislative election, 2006
The state election for the 51st Parliament of South Australia was held in the Australian state of South Australia on 18 March 2006, and was conducted by the independent State Electoral Office.-House of Assembly:...
.
Before his entry in to SA politics, Dawkins was an Electorate Officer to Senator Nick Minchin
Nick Minchin
Nicholas Hugh "Nick" Minchin is a former Australian politician, serving as a Liberal member of the Australian Senate representing South Australia from July 1993 to June 2011, and a former cabinet minister in the Howard Government....
, Alexander Downer
Alexander Downer
Alexander John Gosse Downer is a former Australian Liberal Party politician who was Foreign Minister of Australia from March 1996 to December 2007, the longest-serving in Australian history...
MP and Neil Andrew
Neil Andrew
John Neil Andrew, AO , Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1983 to October 2004, representing the Division of Wakefield, South Australia...
MP. He has also been a member and/or supporter of many and varied clubs and organisations, from RSL
Returned and Services League of Australia
The Returned and Services League of Australia is a support organisation for men and women who have served or are serving in the Australian Defence Force ....
to sporting to agricultural, and many more.
A cousin of the same name, John Dawkins
John Dawkins
John Sydney "Joe" Dawkins, AO , Australian politician, was Treasurer in the Keating Labor government from December 1991 to December 1993...
, was a politician from the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
and was the Federal Treasurer of Australia from 1991 to 1993.