Don Dunstan biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of Don Dunstan

Author Name:

Don Dunstan

Born As:

Donald Allan Dunstan

Other Names:

Donald Allan Dunstan AC QC

Born:

21 Sep 1926

Died:

6 Feb 1999




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Politician Labor                          
                          
Dunstan was married twice: to Gretel in 1949, with whom he had a daughter and two sons; and to Adele Koh in 1976.                          
Elections: 1968, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1977
35th Premier of South Australia
In office June 1, 1967 and April 17, 1968, then 2 June 1970 and 15 February 1979.
Douglas Nicholls, appointed by Don Dunstan as the first Indigenous Governor of South Australia.                          
Australian parents of Cornish descent.
His peculiarities were a target of derision by the Labor old guard throughout his early political involvement.