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Hon John Dawkins

Member
Legislative Council

About Me

Full Name
John Samuel Letts Dawkins
Party
Liberal Party
Position
Former Member
Electorate
Member
House
Legislative Council
Date Elected
11 October 1997
Education
Prince Alfred College, Gawler High School, Glenormiston Agricultural College (Associate Diploma in Farm Management), Adelaide TAFE (Freelance Journalism).
Prior Employment
Primary Producer
Electorate Officer to Senator the Hon Nick Minchin, Hon Alexander Downer MP and Hon Neil Andrew MP
Public Activities
Current
Member Rotary Club of Gawler, Patron & Past President of Gawler & Districts Softball Association; Patron, Life Member, Two Wells Football Club; Patron, Gawler Agricultural, Horticultural and Floricultural Society; Operation Flinders Foundation Ambassador, Gawler City Chairman, Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal; Tea Tree Gully RSL Sub-branch; Conference Chairman, Rotary District 9500; various other community and sporting organisations.

Past
Australia Remembers Mayo coordinator and State Executive representative; Vice Chairman Gawler & District Football League; Inaugural Chairman, Gawler Tourism and Trade Authority; various British Breed Sheep committees; Local correspondent to “The Advertiser” and “The Stock Journal”; Columnist for “The Bunyip” newspaper; involvement in family, district and sporting reunions.

Parliamentary
Chairman of Rural Communities Reference Group, 1998-2002; Convenor of Regional Development Council, 1999-2002; Chairman, Regional Development Issues Group 1999-2002; Member of Environment, Resources and Development Committee 1997-2002; Member, Statutory Authorities Review Committee 1997-2002; Secretary, Parliamentary Christian Fellowship 1998-2000; Chairman, Parliamentary Christian Fellowship 2000-2003; and Opposition Whip 2002-; Member of Joint Parliamentary Service Committee 2003-.

Electoral History

Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
11 Oct 1997 - 19 Mar 2022
Member
Legislative Council
Liberal Party
Retired

Offices Held

19 Mar 2022 - Current
Former Member
08 Sep 2020 - 19 Mar 2022
President
20 Jul 2009 - 06 Apr 2010
Shadow Minister for Northern Suburbs
20 Jul 2009 - 06 Apr 2010
Shadow Minister for Regional Development
20 Jul 2009 - 06 Apr 2010
Shadow Minister for State Infrastructure Plans
23 Sep 2008 - Current
Deputy Joint Party Whip
23 Sep 2008 - 19 Jul 2009
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader: State Infrastructure Plans; Regional Development; Northern Suburbs
18 Apr 2007 - 23 Sep 2008
Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader for State Infrastructure Plans; Regional Development
06 Mar 2002 - Current
Opposition Whip (LC)
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Committee Membership

01 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
08 Sep 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
29 Nov 2018 - 07 Apr 2020
29 Nov 2018 - 07 Apr 2020
03 May 2018 - 06 Apr 2020
03 May 2018 - 10 Sep 2020
03 May 2018 - 07 Apr 2020
03 May 2018 - Current
Former Member- Standing Orders Committee
23 Mar 2016 - Current
25 Feb 2015 - Current
Former Member- Emergency Services Reform
06 May 2014 - 02 May 2018
06 May 2014 - Current
17 Oct 2012 - 26 Nov 2013
28 Sep 2011 - 14 Feb 2014
24 Nov 2010 - 28 Nov 2013
06 May 2010 - 05 May 2014
06 May 2010 - 05 May 2014
06 May 2010 - 12 Dec 2013
Former Member- Printing Committee
20 Apr 2009 - 01 Dec 2009
02 Apr 2008 - 03 Feb 2009
27 Apr 2006 - 17 Dec 2009
05 May 2005 - 23 May 2005
31 Mar 2004 - 28 Nov 2005
22 Oct 2003 - 06 Apr 2005
18 Feb 2003 - 08 Dec 2005
17 Nov 1999 - 15 Jan 2002
25 Nov 1998 - 27 Nov 2001
Former Member- Wild Dog Issues Committee
02 Dec 1997 - 15 Jan 2002
Former Member- Printing Committee
02 Dec 1997 - 15 Jan 2002
02 Dec 1997 - 15 Jan 2002
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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.