Robert Richards (Australian politician)

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The Honourable Robert Richards
Richards in 1931
32nd Premier of South Australia
In office 13 February 1933 – 18 April 1933
Monarch	George V
Governor	Earl of Gowrie
Preceded by	Lionel Hill
Succeeded by	Richard L. Butler
Leader of the Opposition in South Australia Leader of the South Australian Labor Party
In office 1 April 1938 – 27 October 1949
Deputy	Andrew Lacey Mick O'Halloran
Preceded by	Andrew Lacey
Succeeded by	Mick O'Halloran
Deputy Leader of the South Australian Labor Party
In office 22 June 1934 – 1 April 1938
Preceded by	J.C. Fitzgerald
Succeeded by	Andrew Lacey
Leader of the Parliamentary Labor Party
In office 13 February 1933 – 22 June 1934
Preceded by	Lionel Hill
Succeeded by	party merged
Member of the South Australian Parliament for Wallaroo
In office 6 April 1918 – 22 November 1949
Preceded by	John Frederick Herbert
Succeeded by	Hughie McAlees
Minister of Irrigation and Repatriation
In office 13 February 1933 – 18 April 1933
Preceded by	Stanley Whitford
Succeeded by	Malcolm McIntosh
Other Cabinet Posts Minister of Labour & Employment In office 12 November 1931 – 13 February 1933 Preceded by office established Succeeded by Frank Staniford Minister of Mines Minister of Marine In office 30 October 1930 – 18 April 1933 Preceded by Stanley Whitford Succeeded by Herbert Hudd Commissioner of Crown Lands In office 17 April 1930 – 18 April 1933 Preceded by George Jenkins Succeeded by Malcolm McIntosh
Personal details
Born	Robert Stanley Richards (1885-05-31)31 May 1885 Moonta, South Australia, Australia
Died	24 April 1967(1967-04-24) (aged 81) Moonta, South Australia, Australia
Political party	Australian Labor Party (SA)

Robert Stanley Richards (31 May 1885 – 24 April 1967) was an Australian politician. He served as premier of South Australia for two months in 1933, leading the Parliamentary Labor faction of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in the aftermath of a major party split. His government was defeated in a landslide at the 1933 state election. He returned as leader of the reunited ALP from 1938 to 1949, leading the party to three consecutive electoral defeats as leader of the opposition in the face of severe electoral malapportionment. He later served as administrator of Nauru, a UN trust territory administered by Australia, from 1949 to 1951.