Lindsay Thompson

Lindsay Thompson
Thompson in 1972
40th Premier of Victoria
Elections: 1982
In office
5 June 1981 – 8 April 1982
MonarchElizabeth II
DeputyBill Borthwick
Preceded byRupert Hamer
Succeeded byJohn Cain Jr.
19th Deputy Premier of Victoria
In office
23 August 1972 – 5 June 1981
PremierRupert Hamer
Preceded byRupert Hamer
Succeeded byBill Borthwick
Member of Parliament
for Malvern
In office
30 May 1970 – 4 December 1982
Preceded byJohn Bloomfield
Succeeded byGeoff Leigh
Personal details
Born
Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson

(1923-10-15)15 October 1923
Warburton, Victoria, Australia
Died16 July 2008(2008-07-16) (aged 84)
Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseJoan Margaret Poynder
ChildrenMurray Thompson
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
CabinetThompson Ministry
Signature
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1942–1945
RankSignalman

Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson AO, CMG (15 October 1923 – 16 July 2008) was an Australian politician and army officer who served as the 40th premier of Victoria from 1981 to 1982. He previously served as the 19th deputy premier of Victoria from 1972 to 1981.

Thompson was the longest-serving member in Victorian parliamentary history, serving a total of 27 years in the Legislative Council from 195 to 1970 and the Legislative Assembly from 1970 to 1982.[1] He had held the housing, education, police and treasury portfolios throughout his parliamentary career, and was notable for his actions in the Faraday School kidnapping as education minister.

  1. ^ ABC News (2008). Former Victorian premier Thompson dies. Retrieved 17 July 2008.