John Bannon
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The Honourable Dr John Bannon AO |
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| 39th Premier of South Australia Elections: 1982, 1985, 1989 |
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In office 10 November 1982 – 4 September 1992 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor |
Sir Donald Dunstan Dame Roma Mitchell |
| Deputy |
John Wright (1982–1985) Don Hopgood (1985–1992) |
| Preceded by | David Tonkin |
| Succeeded by | Lynn Arnold |
| 31st Leader of the Opposition (SA) | |
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In office 2 October 1979 – 10 November 1982 |
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| Preceded by | David Tonkin |
| Succeeded by | John Olsen |
| 16th Australian Labor Party (SA) leader | |
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In office 1979–1992 |
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| Preceded by | Des Corcoran |
| Succeeded by | Lynn Arnold |
| Treasurer of South Australia | |
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In office 10 November 1982 – 4 September 1992 |
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| Premier | John Bannon |
| Preceded by | David Tonkin |
| Succeeded by | Frank Blevins |
| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Ross Smith |
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In office 17 September 1977 – 10 December 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Jennings |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Clarke |
| Personal details | |
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John Charles Bannon 7 May 1943 Bendigo, Victoria |
| Died | 13 December 2015 (aged 72) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party (SA) |
| Alma mater |
University of Adelaide (BA, LLB) Flinders University (PhD) |
John Charles Bannon AO (7 May 1943 – 13 December 2015) was an Australian politician. He was the 39th Premier of South Australia, leading the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party from a single term in opposition back to government at the 1982 election.
Just as the Prime Ministry of Bob Hawke stressed cohesion and conflict resolution in a way that Gough Whitlam's had not, so Bannon's consensual approach to government differed markedly from the more obviously radical Don Dunstan era. At the 1985 election Bannon's government was re-elected with an increased majority, but it was reduced to minority government status at the 1989 election. In 1992 Bannon became Labor's longest-serving and South Australia's second longest-serving Premier. As a result of the State Bank collapse, he resigned as Premier in 1992, and from parliament at the 1993 election landslide.
Bannon was born in Bendigo, and attended East Adelaide Primary School and St Peter's College in Adelaide. He completed degrees in Arts and Law at the University of Adelaide. While at university, he was co-editor of the student newspaper On Dit along with Ken Scott and Jacqui Dibden in 1964. He was president of the Adelaide University Student Representative Council in 1966–67, president of the Adelaide University Union in 1969–1971 and president of the National Union of Australian University Students in 1968. Following the completion of his studies, he was an advisor to various governments, including Whitlam's.
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