Preceded by Trevor Griffin Succeeded by Michael Atkinson | Award Reserve Force Decoration | |
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Full Name Robert David Lawson Born August 15, 1944 (age 72) ( 1944-08-15 ) Political party Liberal Party of Australia Portfolio Attorney-General of South Australia Service/branch Royal Australian Air Force Reserve Awards Reserve Force Decoration Party Liberal Party of Australia Previous office Member of the South Australian Legislative Council (1993–2010) | ||
Robert David Lawson, RFD, QC (born 15 August 1944) was an Australian politician from 1993 to 2010 as a Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian Legislative Council.
Prior to entering politics, Lawson was appointed Queen's Counsel.
He held many positions in Liberal governments, such as Parliamentary Secretary for Information Technology, Presiding Member of Legislative Review Committee, Minister for the Ageing, Minister for Disability Services, Minister for Administrative Services, Minister for Information Services, Minister for Administrative and Information Services, Minister for Workplace Relations, Consumer Affairs, and briefly, 45th Attorney-General of South Australia. He has also held many positions in the Shadow Ministry, as well as Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council.
Lawson retired at the 2010 state election.