Hugh Hudson (politician)

Australian politician

The Honourable

Hugh Hudson

Deputy Premier of South Australia
In office
15 March 1979 – 18 September 1979
Premier| Des Corcoran
Preceded by| Des Corcoran
Succeeded by| Roger Goldsworthy
Deputy Leader of the South Australian
Labor Party
In office
15 March 1979 – 2 October 1979
Leader| Des Corcoran
Preceded by| Des Corcoran
Succeeded by| Jack Wright
Minister of Education
In office
6 June 1970 – 24 June 1975
Premier| Don Dunstan
Preceded by| John Coumbe
Succeeded by| Don Hopgood
Minister for Planning and Housing
In office
17 October 1975 – 15 March 1979
Premier| Don Dunstan
Preceded by| Joyce Steele
Succeeded by| David Wotton
In office
26 March 1968 – 16 April 1968
Premier| Don Dunstan
Preceded by| Frank Walsh
Succeeded by| Glen Pearson
Member for Brighton
In office
30 May 1970 – 14 September 1979
Preceded by| district created
Succeeded by| Dick Glazbrook
Member for Glenelg
In office
6 March 1965 – 29 May 1970
Preceded by| Baden Pattinson
Succeeded by| John Mathwin
Personal details
Born|

Hugh Hudson

(1916-09-28)28 September 1916
Croydon, South Australia
Died| 9 February 1983(1983-02-09) (aged 66)
Political party| Labor

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]

## References

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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.

Political offices

Preceded by

Des Corcoran

|  Deputy Premier of South Australia
1979  | Succeeded by

Roger Goldsworthy

Parliament of South Australia
Preceded by

Baden Pattinson

|  Member for Glenelg
1965–1970  | Succeeded by

John Mathwin

New division |  Member for Brighton
1970–1979  | Succeeded by

Dick Glazbrook

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