Ian Wilson (politician)
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The Honourable Ian Wilson |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Sturt |
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In office 26 November 1966 – 25 October 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Keith Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Norm Foster |
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In office 2 December 1972 – 8 February 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Norm Foster |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Pyne |
| Personal details | |
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2 May 1932 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 2 April 2013 (aged 80) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Wilson |
| Relations |
Keith Wilson (father) Elizabeth Bonython (mother) |
| Alma mater | Adelaide University |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
Ian Bonython Cameron Wilson AM (2 May 1932 – 2 April 2013), solicitor, company director and Australian politician, was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the son of Sir Keith Wilson, a prominent United Australia Party and Liberal Party politician. His mother, Elizabeth, (Lady Betty Wilson CBE), was a granddaughter of Sir John Langdon Bonython, owner of The Advertiser and a member of the first federal House of Representatives, and a great-granddaughter of Sir John Cox Bray, South Australia's first native-born premier.
Wilson was educated at St Peter's College and Adelaide University, where he graduated in law, and at Magdalen College, Oxford (S.A. Rhodes Scholar 1955), where he did a higher law degree. He was a solicitor and company director before entering politics.
In 1966, Wilson was elected to the House of Representatives for the Adelaide seat of Sturt, which his father had held with one break since 1949. It was considered a fairly safe Liberal seat, but at the 1969 election there was a strong swing to Labor in South Australia, and Wilson was unexpectedly defeated by Norm Foster, a waterside worker. In the 1972 election, after spending a great deal of family money, Wilson regained the seat even as Labor won government. He held it without difficulty for over 20 years.
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