Neville Wran
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The Honourable Neville Wran AC, CNZM, QC |
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| 35th Premier of New South Wales Elections: 1976, 1978, 1981, 1984 |
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In office 14 May 1976 – 4 July 1986 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor |
Sir Roden Cutler (1976–81) Sir James Rowland (1981–86) |
| Deputy |
Jack Ferguson (1976–84) Ron Mulock (1984–86) |
| Preceded by | Sir Eric Willis |
| Succeeded by | Barrie Unsworth |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Bass Hill |
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In office 17 November 1973 – 4 July 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Clarrie Earl |
| Succeeded by | Michael Owen |
| Personal details | |
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Neville Kenneth Wran 11 October 1926 Paddington, New South Wales |
| Died | 20 April 2014 (aged 87) Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marcia Oliver (m. 1946–76; divorced) Jill Hickson (m. 1976–2014; his death) |
| Children | 5 |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Nickname(s) | Nifty |
Neville Kenneth Wran, AC, CNZM, QC (11 October 1926 – 20 April 2014) was the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 to 1986. He was the national president of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1980 to 1986 and chairman of both the Lionel Murphy Foundation and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) from 1986 to 1991.
Wran was born in the Sydney suburb of Paddington, the eighth and last child of Joseph Wran and his wife Lillian (née Langley). He was educated at Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain, Fort Street Boys High and the University of Sydney, where he was a member of the Liberal Club, and from which he gained a Bachelor of Laws in 1948. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1951, called to the Bar in 1957, and became a Queen's Counsel in 1968.
Wran began his political career in 1970 when he became a member of the upper house of the Parliament of New South Wales, the Legislative Council. Three years afterwards, he moved to the lower house, the Legislative Assembly, in the seat of Bass Hill. Support for this move had been organised by the General Secretary of the FMWU, Ray Gietzelt. He then challenged Pat Hills for the state leadership of the ALP (which Hills had held since 1968). In this challenge he had cross-faction support from right-wing powerbroker John Ducker and left-winger Jack Ferguson. There were two rounds to the leadership vote which resulted in a tie between Hills and Wran in the second ballot. However it was ruled that in the event of a tie in the second ballot, the candidate who won the most votes in the first ballot would be the winner. Since Wran had won one vote more than Hills in the first ballot, Wran was therefore declared the new leader.
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