Rob Lucas

Rob Lucas
Treasurer of South Australia
In office
19 March 2018 – 21 March 2022 (2022-03-21)
PremierSteven Marshall
Preceded byTom Koutsantonis
Succeeded byStephen Mullighan
In office
20 October 1997 – 5 March 2002
PremierJohn Olsen (1997–2001)
Rob Kerin (2001–2002)
Preceded byStephen Baker
Succeeded byKevin Foley
Father of the
Parliament of South Australia
In office
20 March 2010 – 19 March 2022 (2022-03-19)
Preceded byGraham Gunn
Succeeded byTom Koutsantonis
Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
In office
22 March 2018 – 21 March 2022
PremierSteven Marshall
Preceded byKyam Maher
Succeeded byKyam Maher
In office
14 February 1993 – 5 March 2002
PremierDean Brown (1993–1996)
John Olsen (1996–2001)
Rob Kerin (2001–2002)
Succeeded byPaul Holloway
Minister for Government Enterprises
In office
4 December 2001 – 5 March 2002
PremierRob Kerin
Preceded byIain Evans
Succeeded byKevin Foley
Minister for Industry & Trade
In office
14 February 2000 – 5 March 2002
PremierJohn Olsen (2000–2001)
Rob Kerin (2001–2002)
Preceded byIain Evans
Succeeded byKevin Foley
Minister for Education
and Children's Services
In office
14 December 1993 – 20 October 1997
PremierDean Brown
Preceded bySusan Lenehan
Succeeded byMalcolm Buckby
Member of the
Legislative Council of South Australia
In office
6 November 1982 (1982-11-06) – 19 March 2022 (2022-03-19)
Personal details
Born
Robert Ivan Lucas

(1953-06-07) 7 June 1953 (age 71)
Kure, Hiroshima, Japan
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia (SA)
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide

Robert Ivan Lucas (born 7 June 1953) is an Australian former politician and a former member of the South Australian Legislative Council between the 1982 election and the 2022 election, representing the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia. Lucas served as the Treasurer of South Australia between 2018 and 2022 in the Marshall government, and previously served in the role between 1997 and 2002 in the Olsen and Kerin governments. Lucas was the Father of the Parliament until his retirement at the 2022 election.