John Olsen | |
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| Premier of South Australia | |
| In office 28 November 1996 –22 October 2001 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Sir Eric Neal |
| Deputy | Graham Ingerson (1996–1998) Rob Kerin (1998–2001) |
| Preceded by | Dean Brown |
| Succeeded by | Rob Kerin |
| President of the Liberal Party of Australia | |
| Assumed office 7 August 2020 | |
| Leader | Scott Morrison Peter Dutton |
| Preceded by | Nick Greiner |
| President of the South Australian Liberal Party | |
| In office 2 June 2017 –27 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Murray |
| Succeeded by | Legh Davis |
| In office 1976–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Trevor Griffin |
| Succeeded by | Dr Jim Forbes |
| Senator for South Australia | |
| In office 7 May 1990 –4 May 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Messner |
| Succeeded by | Alan Ferguson |
| Leader of the Opposition in South Australia | |
| In office 10 November 1982 –12 January 1990 | |
| Deputy | Roger Goldsworthy |
| Preceded by | John Bannon |
| Succeeded by | Dale Baker |
| Leader of the South Australian Liberal Party | |
| In office 28 November 1996 –22 October 2001 | |
| Deputy | Graham Ingerson Rob Kerin |
| Preceded by | Dean Brown |
| Succeeded by | Rob Kerin |
| In office 10 November 1982 –12 January 1990 | |
| Deputy | Roger Goldsworthy |
| Preceded by | David Tonkin |
| Succeeded by | Dale Baker |
| Minister for Multicultural Affairs | |
| In office 28 November 1996 –22 October 2001 | |
| Premier | himself |
| Preceded by | Dean Brown |
| Succeeded by | Rob Kerin |
| Minister for Infrastructure and Industry | |
| In office 14 December 1993 –12 December 1996 | |
| Premier | Dean Brown |
| Preceded by | John Klunder |
| Succeeded by | Graham Ingerson |
| Minister for Fisheries | |
| In office 5 March 1982 –10 November 1982 | |
| Premier | David Tonkin |
| Preceded by | Allan Rodda |
| Succeeded by | Chris Sumner |
| Member for Kavel | |
| In office 9 May 1992 –9 February 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Goldsworthy |
| Succeeded by | Mark Goldsworthy |
| Member for Custance | |
| In office 7 December 1985 –6 May 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Venning |
| Member for Rocky River | |
| In office 15 September 1979 –7 December 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Venning |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Mayor of Kadina | |
| In office 6 July 1974 –2 July 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Lloyd Davies |
| Succeeded by | Graham Morphett |
| Alderman on the Kadina Council | |
| In office 14 May 1971 –2 July 1977 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Wayne Olsen [1] 7 June 1945 [1] Kadina,South Australia, [1] Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia (SA) |
| Parent(s) | Stanley John Olsen and Joyce Rosalind nee Heath |
John Wayne Olsen,AO (born 7 June 1945) is an Australian former politician,diplomat and football commissioner. He was Premier of South Australia between 28 November 1996 and 22 October 2001. He is now President of the Federal Liberal Party,Chairman of the Australian American Association,Chairman of the Adelaide Football Club and Deputy Chairman of the Adelaide Oval Stadium Management Authority.
Contents
- Early life
- Political career
- Premier
- Liberal Party presidency
- Consul-General in Los Angeles &New York
- Football administration
- Personal life
- References
- External links
Olsen was twice the parliamentary leader of the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia in the South Australian House of Assembly,from 1982 to 1990 and again from 1996 to 2001. He unsuccessfully led the party to both the 1985 election and 1989 election. After the 1989 election he left South Australian parliament to fill a casual vacancy in the Australian Senate. He returned to the South Australian parliament in 1992,but was defeated for the Liberal party leadership by Dean Brown.
However,in 1996,Olsen successfully challenged Brown for the Liberal leadership,and hence became Premier. He led the party to a narrow victory at the 1997 election,and remained Premier until 2001. He was resigned in 2001,after he was found to have misled parliament during the Motorola affair. Olsen is the longest-serving Liberal Party of Australia Premier of South Australia and the fourth-longest-serving Leader of the Opposition.
After politics Olsen worked as a diplomat and political lobbyist. He became the State President of the South Australian Liberal Party in June 2017. He previously held that position from 1976 to 1979. [2] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in January 2007.
