Ted Chapman

William Edwin (Ted) Chapman (16 December 1934 – 25 July 2005) was a Liberal member of the Parliament of South Australia from 10 March 1973 to 11 March 1992 and Minister.

Ted Chapman
Personal details
Born
William Edwin Chapman

(1934-12-16)16 December 1934[1]
Kingscote, South Australia[1]
Died25 July 2005(2005-07-25) (aged 70)[2]
South Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
ChildrenVickie Chapman
Parent(s)Ross Chapman and Gladys Chapman (née Dayman)[1]

Chapman represented the district of Alexandra in the South Australian House of Assembly between 1973 and 1992.[3] He served as Minister for Agriculture when David Tonkin was premier, taking a lead in promoting Australian dry-land farming in the Middle East.

Chapman died in hospital in July 2005 after incurring a brain hemorrhage two months earlier.

Ministerial appointments
  • 18 Sep 1979 – 10 Nov 1982 Minister of Agriculture.[3]
  • 18 Sep 1979 – 10 Nov 1982 Minister of Forests.[3]

Family

His daughter, Vickie Chapman, has served as a state Liberal parliamentarian since the 2002 election, as deputy Liberal leader from 2006 to 2009, and again since 2013, and as deputy premier of South Australia. She lost both positions in November 2021 when she resigned the Deputy Leadership, and thus deputy premier.[4]

References
  1. "Family Notices". The Chronicle. 4 January 1934. p. 45. Retrieved 29 December 2015 – via Trove.
  2. "Veteran Liberal Party identity Chapman dies". ABC News. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. "Hon William (Ted) Edwin Chapman". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. "Hon Vickie Chapman". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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