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Hugh Hudson (politician) 
Summary
Hugh Richard Hudson (12 December 1930 – 11 May 1993) was an Australian politician and 2nd Deputy Premier of South Australia in 1979. He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School[1] Hudson represented the House of Assembly seats of Glenelg from 1965 to 1970 and Brighton from 1970 to 1979 for the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party.[2] He held several ministries during his career, including being Minister of Education (1970–1975) during which time he was asked to deliver the 1976 Buntine Oration, which he titled "The Political Economy of Educational Advancement."[3]
Hugh Hudson | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Premier of South Australia | |
| In office 15 March 1979 – 18 September 1979 | |
| Premier | Des Corcoran |
| Preceded by | Des Corcoran |
| Succeeded by | Roger Goldsworthy |
| Deputy Leader of the South Australian Labor Party | |
| In office 15 March 1979 – 2 October 1979 | |
| Leader | Des Corcoran |
| Preceded by | Des Corcoran |
| Succeeded by | Jack Wright |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 6 June 1970 – 24 June 1975 | |
| Premier | Don Dunstan |
| Preceded by | John Coumbe |
| Succeeded by | Don Hopgood |
| Minister for Planning and Housing | |
| In office 17 October 1975 – 15 March 1979 | |
| Premier | Don Dunstan |
| Preceded by | Joyce Steele |
| Succeeded by | David Wotton |
| In office 26 March 1968 – 16 April 1968 | |
| Premier | Don Dunstan |
| Preceded by | Frank Walsh |
| Succeeded by | Glen Pearson |
| Member for Brighton | |
| In office 30 May 1970 – 14 September 1979 | |
| Preceded by | district created |
| Succeeded by | Dick Glazbrook |
| Member for Glenelg | |
| In office 6 March 1965 – 29 May 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Baden Pattinson |
| Succeeded by | John Mathwin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugh Hudson 28 September 1916 Croydon, South Australia |
| Died | 9 February 1983 (aged 66) |
| Political party | Labor |
References edit
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography
- ^ "Hugh Hudson". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "The Buntine Oration: A Short History". Australian College of Educators. 2004. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2016.