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Hon Donald Simmons AM DFC

Peake
House of Assembly

About Me

Full Name
Donald William Simmons AM DFC
Date of Birth
14 February 1918
Party
Australian Labor Party
Position
Former Member
Electorate
Peake
House
House of Assembly
Date Elected
30 May 1970
Education
Diploma of Commerce (University of Adelaide, 1939)
BEc; BA; Diploma of Public Administration
Licensed Land Broker's Course (1951)
Prior Employment
RAAF Bomber Pilot, World War II
Director of the State Bank
Deceased
28 August 1986

Electoral History

Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
30 May 1970 - 14 Sep 1979
Peake
House of Assembly
Australian Labor Party
Not Re-elected

Offices Held

14 Sep 1979 - Current
Former Member

Ministerial Appointments

05 Oct 1977 - 18 Sep 1979
Chief Secretary
11 Mar 1976 - 15 Mar 1979
Minister Assisting the Premier
17 Oct 1975 - 06 Oct 1977
Minister for the Environment

Committee Membership

05 Aug 1975 - 17 Oct 1975
Former Member- Public Accounts Committee
19 Jun 1973 - 04 Aug 1975
Former Member- Public Accounts Committee
Acknowledgement of Country

The Parliament of South Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of this country throughout Australia, and their connection to land and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures and to the Elders both past and present.