Doug Lowe (Australian politician)
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The Honourable Doug Lowe AM |
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| 35th Premier of Tasmania | |
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In office 1 December 1977 – 11 November 1981 |
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| Deputy | Neil Batt |
| Preceded by | Bill Neilson |
| Succeeded by | Harry Holgate |
| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Franklin |
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In office 10 May 1969 – 8 February 1986 |
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| Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Buckingham | |
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In office 24 May 1986 – 2 May 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Ken Lowrie |
| Succeeded by | David Crean |
| Personal details | |
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15 May 1942 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party |
ALP (1969–1981) Independent (1981–1992) |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela June Grant |
Douglas Ackley "Doug" Lowe AM (born 15 May 1942) was the 35th Premier of Tasmania, from 1 December 1977 to 11 November 1981. His time as Premier coincided with controversy over a proposal to build a dam on Tasmania's Gordon River, which would have flooded parts of the Franklin River. The ensuing crisis saw Lowe overthrown as Premier and resign from the Australian Labor Party, acting as an independent for the remainder of his political career.
Born in Hobart, he was a former electrician by trade. He is married to Pamela June Grant and has four children, two sons and two daughters.
Lowe was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the electorate of Franklin for the Australian Labor Party on 10 May 1969, at the 1969 state election. He was made a minister in the government of Eric Reece on 3 May 1972, when he became Minister for Housing. In 1975 he became Minister for the Environment and Planning, and was also appointed Deputy Premier. In 1976, he took on the Industrial Relations and Health portfolios. When the then-Premier Bill Neilson resigned as Premier on 1 December 1977, Lowe became Tasmania's 35th Premier.
At the age of 35, Lowe was the youngest person ever to become Premier of Tasmania. The first year of his premiership was fairly uneventful, and he retained his seat of Franklin in the 1979 election with the highest ever personal vote in the House of Assembly: 24,971 or 51.2% of the vote (although this was before the Robson Rotation method of printing several variations of ballot papers, so Lowe's vote may have been boosted by his position on the ballot paper).
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