Rob Lucas

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Australian politician

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nameRob Lucas
imageLucas2018.jpg
partyLiberal Party of Australia (SA)
officeTreasurer of South Australia
term_start19 March 2018
term_end
premierSteven Marshall
predecessorTom Koutsantonis
successorStephen Mullighan
term_start220 October 1997
term_end25 March 2002
premier2John Olsen (1997–2001)
Rob Kerin (2001–2002)
predecessor2Stephen Baker
successor2Kevin Foley
office3[Father of the
Parliament of South Australia](parliament-of-south-australia)
term_start320 March 2010
term_end3
predecessor3Graham Gunn
successor3Tom Koutsantonis
office4Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
term_start422 March 2018
term_end421 March 2022
premier4Steven Marshall
predecessor4Kyam Maher
successor4Kyam Maher
term_start514 February 1993
term_end55 March 2002
premier5Dean Brown (1993–1996)
John Olsen (1996–2001)
Rob Kerin (2001–2002)
successor5Paul Holloway
office6Minister for Government Enterprises
term_start64 December 2001
term_end65 March 2002
premier6Rob Kerin
predecessor6Iain Evans
successor6Kevin Foley
office7Minister for Industry & Trade
term_start714 February 2000
term_end75 March 2002
premier7John Olsen (2000–2001)
Rob Kerin (2001–2002)
predecessor7Iain Evans
successor7Kevin Foley
office8Minister for Education and Children's Services
term_start814 December 1993
term_end820 October 1997
premier8Dean Brown
predecessor8Susan Lenehan
successor8Malcolm Buckby
office9Member of the
Legislative Council of South Australia
term_start9
term_end9
birth_nameRobert Ivan Lucas
birth_date
birth_placeKure, Hiroshima, Japan
alma_materUniversity of Adelaide
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|honorific-prefix = |name = Rob Lucas |honorific-suffix = |image = Lucas2018.jpg |party = Liberal Party of Australia (SA) |office = Treasurer of South Australia |term_start = 19 March 2018 |term_end = |premier = Steven Marshall |predecessor = Tom Koutsantonis |successor = Stephen Mullighan |term_start2 = 20 October 1997 |term_end2 = 5 March 2002 |premier2 = John Olsen (1997–2001) Rob Kerin (2001–2002) |predecessor2 = Stephen Baker |successor2 = Kevin Foley | office3 = Father of the Parliament of South Australia | term_start3 = 20 March 2010 | term_end3 =
| predecessor3 = Graham Gunn | successor3 = Tom Koutsantonis | office4 = Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council | term_start4 = 22 March 2018 | term_end4 = 21 March 2022 | premier4 = Steven Marshall | predecessor4 = Kyam Maher | successor4 = Kyam Maher | term_start5 = 14 February 1993 | term_end5 = 5 March 2002 | premier5 = Dean Brown (1993–1996) John Olsen (1996–2001) Rob Kerin (2001–2002) | predecessor5 = | successor5 = Paul Holloway |office6 = Minister for Government Enterprises |term_start6 = 4 December 2001 |term_end6 = 5 March 2002 |premier6 = Rob Kerin |predecessor6 = Iain Evans |successor6 = Kevin Foley |office7 = Minister for Industry & Trade |term_start7 = 14 February 2000 |term_end7 = 5 March 2002 |premier7 = John Olsen (2000–2001) Rob Kerin (2001–2002) |predecessor7 = Iain Evans |successor7 = Kevin Foley |office8 = Minister for Education and Children's Services |term_start8 = 14 December 1993 |term_end8 = 20 October 1997 |premier8 = Dean Brown |predecessor8 = Susan Lenehan |successor8 = Malcolm Buckby |office9 = Member of the Legislative Council of South Australia |term_start9 = |term_end9 = |birth_name=Robert Ivan Lucas |birth_date= |birth_place=Kure, Hiroshima, Japan |alma_mater = University of Adelaide Robert Ivan Lucas (born 7 June 1953) is an Australian former politician and a former member of the South Australian Legislative Council between the 1982 election and the 2022 election, representing the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia. Lucas served as the Treasurer of South Australia between 2018 and 2022 in the Marshall government, and previously served in the role between 1997 and 2002 in the Olsen and Kerin governments. Lucas was the Father of the Parliament until his retirement at the 2022 election.

Career

Before his entry into politics, Lucas graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor of Economics, and an MBA.

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. During this time (1993 to 2002), he was the Leader of the Government 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.

From 2002 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. During this time (2002 to 2007), Lucas was the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council.

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 and Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council again on 19 March 2018 following his party winning government at the 2018 election.

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.

Personal life

Lucas's mother Yoshiko was a "war bride" who met his father, Bob, who was part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan.

References

References

  1. "About Rob". Liberal Party of Australia.
  2. "Rob Lucas MLC".
  3. "The South Australian Government Gazette, 19 March 2018, No. 18, Supplementary Gazette".
  4. (19 March 2018). "Re-elected Liberal Treasurer Rob Lucas says this is his final term in State Parliament". The Advertiser.
  5. (7 January 1954). "Will settle here". [[The News (Adelaide).
  6. Richardson, Tom. (27 February 2015). "Tears flow as Lucas tells of mother's journey". [[InDaily]].

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