Robert Lawson (South Australian politician)

Robert David Lawson, RFD, QC (born 15 August 1944) was an Australian politician from 1993 to 2010 as a Liberal Party member of the South Australian Legislative Council.

Robert Lawson RFD QC
Robert Lawson
Member of the South Australian Legislative Council
In office 11 December 1993 – 19 March 2010
45th Attorney-General of South Australia
In office 4 December 2001 – 2002 March 2002
Preceded by	Trevor Griffin
Succeeded by	Michael Atkinson
Personal details
Born	Robert David Lawson 15 August 1944
Political party	Liberal Party
Portfolio	Attorney-General of South Australia
Military service
Branch/service	Royal Australian Air Force Reserve
Awards	Reserve Force Decoration

Prior to entering politics, Lawson was appointed Queen's Counsel.

He held many positions in Liberal governments, such as Parliamentary Secretary for Information Technology, Presiding Member of Legislative Review Committee, Minister for the Ageing, Minister for Disability Services, Minister for Administrative Services, Minister for Information Services, Minister for Administrative and Information Services, Minister for Workplace Relations, Consumer Affairs, and briefly, 45th Attorney-General of South Australia. He has also held many positions in the Shadow Ministry, as well as Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council.

Lawson retired at the 2010 state election.[1]

References

1. Lauren Novak, "Farmer who reaped a record", The Advertiser, 5/12/2009, p. 1; Greg Kelton, "The Liberal leadership: Any further challenge and vanquished will then vanish", The Advertiser, 9/7/2009, p. 12.

External links

• Robert Lawson. Parliamentary Profile, parliament.sa.gov.au