Steele Hall
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The Honourable Steele Hall |
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| 36th Premier of South Australia Elections: 1968, 1970 |
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In office 17 April 1968 – 2 June 1970 |
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| Preceded by | Don Dunstan |
| Succeeded by | Don Dunstan |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Boothby |
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In office 21 February 1981 – 29 January 1996 |
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| Preceded by | John McLeay |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Southcott |
| Senator for South Australia | |
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In office 18 May 1974 – 16 November 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Nancy Buttfield |
| Succeeded by | Janine Haines |
| Treasurer of South Australia | |
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In office 2 March 1970 – 2 June 1970 |
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| Premier | Steele Hall |
| Preceded by | Glen Pearson |
| Succeeded by | Don Dunstan |
| 27th Leader of the Opposition (SA) | |
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In office 2 June 1970 – 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Don Dunstan |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Eastick |
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In office 1966 – 17 April 1968 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Thomas Playford IV |
| Succeeded by | Don Dunstan |
| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Goyder |
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In office 10 March 1973 – 8 June 1974 |
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| Preceded by | James Ferguson |
| Succeeded by | David Boundy |
| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Gouger |
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In office 7 March 1959 – 10 March 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Rufus Goldney |
| Succeeded by | Keith Russack |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1928 |
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Liberal and Country League (1959–73) Liberal Movement (1973–76) Liberal Party of Australia (1976–96) |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Hall |
Raymond Steele Hall (born 30 November 1928) was the 36th Premier of South Australia 1968-70, a senator for South Australia 1974-77, and federal member for the Division of Boothby 1981-96.
Hall was originally a farmer from Owen, eighty kilometres north of Adelaide. His wife, Joan Hall (née Bullock), was a Liberal politician representing the electoral district of Morialta (known as Coles pre-2002) in the South Australian parliament from 1993 to 2006. The couple met when Bullock was working for Hall as a political staffer.
Hall was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly as the Liberal and Country League (LCL) member for Gouger (later renamed Goyder) at the 1959 election. Quickly gaining a reputation for his independence and strength of his views, Hall rose through the LCL parliamentary ranks to assume party leadership following Sir Thomas Playford's retirement in July 1966. Playford, who had earlier served as premier for 26 years, endorsed Hall as his successor. Although Hall was considerably more progressive than Playford (and indeed, a large portion of the LCL), Hall gained Playford's support partly because they shared a background as small farmers, rather than a member of the rural elite or the prestigious Adelaide establishment.
Hall served as Leader of the Opposition for two years before leading the LCL into the 1968 election. Considered young and handsome, he was also the first Australian state premier to sport sideburns. Indeed, the 1968 election, fought between Hall and his Labor opponent Don Dunstan, was described by the Democratic Labor Party as the battle of "the matinee idols". The election resulted in a hung parliament, with Labor and the LCL winning 19 seats each. LCL-leaning independent Tom Stott announced his support for the LCL. Dunstan and Labor were defeated in the legislature on 17 April, and Hall was sworn in as premier later that day.
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