Patrick Frederick "Pat" Conlon | |
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&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:AdelaideTramExtensionRibbon.jpg) Pat Conlon (left) and Mike Rann opening the extension of the Glenelg tram line in October 2007. | |
| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Electoral district of Elder | |
| In office 11 October 1997 – 15 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | David Wade |
| Succeeded by | Annabel Digance |
| Minister for Government Enterprises | |
| In office 6 March 2002 – 13 May 2003 | |
| Premier | Mike Rann |
| Minister for Police | |
| In office 6 March 2002 – 13 May 2003 | |
| Minister for Emergency Services | |
| In office 6 March 2002 – 13 May 2003 | |
| Minister for Energy | |
| In office 6 March 2002 – 8 February 2011 | |
| Premier | Mike Rann |
| Member of Executive Council | |
| In office 6 March 2002 – 21 January 2013 | |
| Premier | Mike Rann, Jay Weatherill |
| Minister for Infrastructure | |
| In office 13 May 2003 – 21 October 2011 | |
| Minister for Transport | |
| In office 23 March 2005 – 21 October 2011 | |
| Minister for Industrial Relations | |
| In office 21 April 2011 – 23 June 2011 | |
| Minister for State / Local Government Relations | |
| In office 21 April 2011 – 23 June 2011 | |
| Minister for Housing and Urban Development | |
| In office 21 October 2011 – 21 January 2013 | |
| Premier | Jay Weatherill |
| Minister for Transport and Infrastructure | |
| In office 21 October 2011 – 21 January 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Spouse | Tania |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
| Profession | Barrister and Solicitor[1] |
| Committees | Economic and Finance Committee, Select Committee on the Emergency Services Levy, House of Assembly v Minister for Recreation, Sport & Racing - Misleading, Member for Davenport v Minister for Environment and Conservation - Misleading, Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) (Amendment of Indenture) Amendment Bill, Environment, Resources and Development Committee[1] |
Patrick Frederick "Pat" Conlon (born 1959) is a former South Australian politician who represented the Electoral district of Elder in the South Australian House of Assembly as a member of the Labor Party from 1997 to 2014. He was Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, and Minister for Energy, as well as the Leader of Government Business in the Lower House. Until early 2005, Conlon was also Emergency Services Minister and took part in the government's response to the Eyre Peninsula bushfire (also known as Black Tuesday) in January 2005. Conlon was the most senior Labor Left figure in the Labor cabinet until April 2010 when he became unaligned.[2]
He was formerly an organiser for the Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union.[3]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
parliamentwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Kelton, Greg (9 April 2010). "Patrick Conlon rejects Left's change of direction". The Advertiser.
- ^ Mayne, Stephen (25 January 2006). "Tracking the unionists in parliament". Crikey. Retrieved 28 April 2014.