Rupert Hamer

The Honourable Sir Rupert Hamer AC, KCMG, ED
39th Premier of Victoria Elections: 1973, 1976, 1979
In office 23 August 1972 – 5 June 1981
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir Rohan Delacombe Sir Henry Winneke
Deputy	Lindsay Thompson
Preceded by	Sir Henry Bolte
Succeeded by	Lindsay Thompson
18th Deputy Premier of Victoria
In office 21 April 1971 – 23 August 1972
Premier	Henry Bolte
Preceded by	Arthur Rylah
Succeeded by	Lindsay Thompson
Member of the Victorian Parliament for Kew
In office 17 April 1971 – 17 July 1981
Preceded by	Arthur Rylah
Succeeded by	Prue Sibree
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council
In office 21 June 1958 – 17 March 1971
Preceded by	Clifden Eager
Succeeded by	Haddon Storey
Constituency	East Yarra Province
Personal details
Born	Rupert James Hamer 29 July 1916 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	23 March 2004(2004-03-23) (aged 87) Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse	April Felicity Mackintosh (1921–2015)
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Sir Rupert James Hamer, AC, KCMG, ED (29 July 1916 – 23 March 2004), also known as Dick Hamer, was an Australian politician who served as the 39th premier of Victoria from 1972 to 1981, and prior to that, the 18th deputy premier of Victoria from 1971 to 1972.^[1] He held office as the leader of the Victorian division of the Liberal Party of Australia (LPA) and a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the division of Kew.