Bob Such
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The Honourable Doctor Bob Such |
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| Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly | |
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In office 4 April 2005 – 26 March 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Jack Snelling |
| Member of the House of Assembly for Fisher | |
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In office 25 November 1989 – 11 October 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Philip Tyler |
| Succeeded by | Nat Cook |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 June 1944 Hawthorndene, South Australia |
| Died | 11 October 2014 (aged 70) Daw Park, South Australia |
| Political party |
Liberal Party (1989–2000) Independent (2000–2014) |
| Alma mater | Flinders University |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Robert Bruce "Bob" Such, PhD (2 June 1944 – 11 October 2014) was a South Australian politician. He was the member for the seat of Fisher in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1989 until his death in 2014. He defeated Labor MP Philip Tyler at the 1989 election and was a member of the Liberals until 2000 when he became an independent. Such was Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education, and Minister for Youth Affairs, in the Brown Liberal government from 1993 to 1996. He served as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly for the Mike Rann Labor government from 2005 to 2006. Such was joint Father of the House with Michael Atkinson from 2012.
Such grew up in Hawthorndene, South Australia and attended Coromandel Valley Primary School and Goodwood Boys Technical High School. His first job at the age of 14 was working on a farm at Alford on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula. He gained a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Economics and Politics and a PhD in Environmental Politics from Flinders University. He also gained a Diploma of Teaching from what is now the University of South Australia and a Diploma of Education from the University of Adelaide. He also completed part of a law degree.
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