Bob Such

The Honourable Doctor Bob Such
Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
In office 4 April 2005 – 26 March 2006
Preceded by	Peter Lewis
Succeeded by	Jack Snelling
Member of the House of Assembly for Fisher
In office 25 November 1989 – 11 October 2014
Preceded by	Philip Tyler
Succeeded by	Nat Cook
Personal details
Born	Robert Bruce Such (1944-06-22)22 June 1944 Hawthorndene, South Australia
Died	11 October 2014(2014-10-11) (aged 70) Daw Park, South Australia
Political party	Independent Liberal (2000–2014)
Other political affiliations	Liberal Party (1989–2000)
Alma mater	Flinders University
Occupation	Teacher

Robert Bruce Such (2 June 1944 – 11 October 2014) was a South Australian politician. He was the member for the seat of Fisher in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1989 until his death in 2014. He defeated Labor MP Philip Tyler at the 1989 election and was a member of the Liberals until 2000 when he became an independent. Such was Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education, and Minister for Youth Affairs, in the Brown Liberal government from 1993 to 1996. He served as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly for the Rann Labor government from 2005 to 2006.^[1] Such was joint Father of the House with Michael Atkinson from 2012.