Lindsay Thompson | |
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40th Premier of Victoria Elections: 1982 | |
In office 5 June 1981 – 8 April 1982 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Deputy | Bill Borthwick |
Preceded by | Rupert Hamer |
Succeeded by | John Cain Jr. |
19th Deputy Premier of Victoria | |
In office 23 August 1972 – 5 June 1981 | |
Premier | Rupert Hamer |
Preceded by | Rupert Hamer |
Succeeded by | Bill Borthwick |
Member of Parliament for Malvern | |
In office 30 May 1970 – 4 December 1982 | |
Preceded by | John Bloomfield |
Succeeded by | Geoff Leigh |
Personal details | |
Born | Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson 15 October 1923 Warburton, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 16 July 2008 Malvern, Victoria, Australia | (aged 84)
Political party | Liberal Party |
Spouse | Joan Margaret Poynder |
Children | Murray Thompson |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Cabinet | Thompson Ministry |
Signature | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Australia |
Branch/service | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1942–1945 |
Rank | Signalman |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly for Malvern (1970–1982) Premier of Victoria |
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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.