Hugh Hudson (politician)

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]

The Honourable
Hugh Hudson
Deputy Premier of South Australia
In office
15 March 1979 – 18 September 1979
PremierDes Corcoran
Preceded byDes Corcoran
Succeeded byRoger Goldsworthy
Minister for Education
In office
6 June 1970 – 24 June 1975
PremierDon Dunstan
Preceded byJohn Coumbe
Succeeded byDon Hopgood
Minister for Planning and Housing
In office
17 October 1975 – 15 March 1979
PremierDon Dunstan
Preceded byJoyce Steele
Succeeded byDavid Wotton
In office
26 March 1968 – 16 April 1968
PremierDon Dunstan
Preceded byFrank Walsh
Succeeded byGlen Pearson
Member for Brighton
In office
30 May 1970 – 14 September 1979
Preceded bydistrict created
Succeeded byDick Glazbrook
Member for Glenelg
In office
6 March 1965 – 29 May 1970
Preceded byBaden Pattinson
Succeeded byJohn Mathwin
Personal details
Born
Hugh Hudson

(1916-09-28)28 September 1916
Croydon, South Australia
Died9 February 1983(1983-02-09) (aged 66)
Political partyLabor

References
  1. Australian Dictionary of Biography
  2. "Hugh Hudson". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. "The Buntine Oration: A Short History". Australian College of Educators. 2004. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

 


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