About Me
Full Name
Robert David Lawson RFD KC
Party
Liberal Party
Position
Former Member
Electorate
The State (LC)
House
Legislative Council
Date Elected
11 December 1993
Education
BA, LLB, University of Adelaide
Public Activities
Wing Commander, Royal Australian Air Force Reserve (Reserve Forces Decoration);
Former President, SA Bar Association;
Former Junior Vice President, Australian Bar Association;
Former President, Consumers Association of SA
Former President, SA Bar Association;
Former Junior Vice President, Australian Bar Association;
Former President, Consumers Association of SA
Electoral History
Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
11 Dec 1993 - 19 Mar 2010
The State (LC)
Legislative Council
Liberal Party
Retired
Offices Held
19 Mar 2010 - Current
Former Member
- Current
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council
- Current
Parliamentary Secretary for Information Technology, 1995-96
- Current
Presiding Member, Legislative Review Committee 1994-97
Ministerial Appointments
04 Dec 2001 - 05 Mar 2002
Attorney-General
04 Dec 2001 - 05 Mar 2002
Minister for Consumer Affairs
14 Feb 2000 - 04 Dec 2001
Minister for Administrative and Information Services
14 Feb 2000 - 04 Dec 2001
Minister for Workplace Relations
08 Oct 1998 - 14 Feb 2000
Minister for Administrative Services
08 Oct 1998 - 14 Feb 2000
Minister for Information Services
17 Dec 1997 - 04 Dec 2001
Minister for Disability Services
17 Dec 1997 - 04 Dec 2001
Minister for the Ageing
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Committee Membership
29 Apr 2009 - Current
Former Member- Certain Matters Relating to Horse Racing in South Australia
20 Apr 2009 - 01 Dec 2009
Former Member- Taxi Industry in South Australia
19 Feb 2009 - 01 Dec 2009
Former Member- SA Water
14 Mar 2007 - 17 Nov 2009
Former Member- Families SA
07 Jun 2006 - Current
Former Member- The Atkinson/Ashbourne/Clarke Affair
02 May 2006 - 20 Mar 2010
Former Member- Statutory Officers Committee
02 May 2006 - 19 Mar 2010
Former Member- Legislative Review Committee
07 Jul 2005 - Current
Former Member- The Atkinson/Ashbourne/Clarke Affair
02 Jun 2004 - Current
Former Member- Director of Public Prosecutions and the Coroner
22 Oct 2003 - 26 Apr 2006
Former Member- Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee
17 Jul 2003 - 17 Mar 2006
02 Apr 2003 - Current
29 Aug 2002 - 23 Oct 2002
Former Member- Shop Trading Hours (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2002
29 Aug 2002 - 02 Jun 2004
Former Member- Pitjantjatjara Land Rights
29 Aug 2002 - 28 May 2003
Former Member- Immunity from Prosecution for Certain Sexual Offences
07 May 2002 - 27 Apr 2006
Former Member- Statutory Officers Committee
07 May 2002 - Current
Former Member- Standing Orders Committee
06 Dec 2000 - 13 Mar 2001
11 Dec 1997 - 15 Jan 2002
Former Member- Outsourcing of State Government Services Committee
05 Jul 1995 - 01 Dec 1997
10 Feb 1994 - 01 Dec 1997
Former Member- Legislative Review Committee
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