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Rob Lucas
Rob Lucas
Treasurer of South Australia
	In office; 19 March 2018 – 21 March 2022
Premier	Steven Marshall
Preceded by	Tom Koutsantonis
Succeeded by	Stephen Mullighan
	In office; 20 October 1997 – 5 March 2002
Premier	John Olsen (1997–2001) ; Rob Kerin (2001–2002)
Preceded by	Stephen Baker
Succeeded by	Kevin Foley
Father of the ; Parliament of South Australia
	In office; 20 March 2010 – 19 March 2022
Preceded by	Graham Gunn
Succeeded by	Tom Koutsantonis
Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
	In office; 22 March 2018 – 21 March 2022
Premier	Steven Marshall
Preceded by	Kyam Maher
Succeeded by	Kyam Maher
	In office; 14 February 1993 – 5 March 2002
Premier	Dean Brown (1993–1996); John Olsen (1996–2001); Rob Kerin (2001–2002)
Succeeded by	Paul Holloway
Minister for Government Enterprises
	In office; 4 December 2001 – 5 March 2002
Premier	Rob Kerin
Preceded by	Iain Evans
Succeeded by	Kevin Foley
Minister for Industry & Trade
	In office; 14 February 2000 – 5 March 2002
Premier	John Olsen (2000–2001) ; Rob Kerin (2001–2002)
Preceded by	Iain Evans
Succeeded by	Kevin Foley
Minister for Education ; and Children's Services
	In office; 14 December 1993 – 20 October 1997
Premier	Dean Brown
Preceded by	Susan Lenehan
Succeeded by	Malcolm Buckby
Member of the ; Legislative Council of South Australia
	In office; 6 November 1982 – 19 March 2022
Personal details
Born	Robert Ivan Lucas; 7 June 1953 (age 71); Kure, Hiroshima, Japan
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia (SA)
Alma mater	University of Adelaide

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Robert Ivan Lucas (born 7 June 1953) is an Australian former politician and a former member of the South Australian Legislative Council between the 1982 election and the 2022 election, representing the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia. Lucas served as the Treasurer of South Australia between 2018 and 2022 in the Marshall government, and previously served in the role between 1997 and 2002 in the Olsen and Kerin governments. Lucas was the Father of the Parliament until his retirement at the 2022 election.

Career

Before his entry into politics, Lucas graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor of Economics, and a MBA.^[1]

In office, Lucas has been a Minister for Education and Children's Services, Minister for Industry and Trade and Minister for Government Enterprises. He also served as Treasurer from the 1997 election until his party's defeat at the 2002 election. During this time (1993 to 2002), he was the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council.^[2] The appointment of Lucas, a member of the upper house Legislative Council, as Treasurer was a break in convention as previous Treasurers had been members of the lower house the House of Assembly. The precedence in appointing a member of the upper house as Treasurer was in New South Wales with the appointment of Michael Egan in 1995.

From 2002 until April 2007, Lucas served as Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade and Police, and between 2005 and 2006 was also Shadow Minister for Economic Development and Science and Information Economy. During this time (2002 to 2007), Lucas was the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council.

In 2014 Lucas returned to the Treasury portfolio albeit as Shadow Treasurer following the retirement of the previous portfolio holder and former Liberal leader Iain Evans. He became treasurer and Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council again on 19 March 2018 following his party winning government at the 2018 election.^[3]

Two days after the election, he announced on 19 March 2018 that he would be serving his final term in parliament, with an intention to leave parliament at the 2022 election.^[4]

Personal life

Lucas's mother Yoshiko was a "war bride"^[5] who met his father, Bob, who was part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan.^[6]

References

^ "About Rob". The Hon. Bob Lucas, MLC. Liberal Party of Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Rob Lucas MLC". Premier of South Australia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019.
^ "The South Australian Government Gazette, 19 March 2018, No. 18, Supplementary Gazette" (PDF). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Re-elected Liberal Treasurer Rob Lucas says this is his final term in State Parliament". The Advertiser. 19 March 2018.
^ "Will settle here". News. Vol. 62, no. 9, 488. South Australia. 7 January 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via Trove.
^ Richardson, Tom (27 February 2015). "Tears flow as Lucas tells of mother's journey". InDaily.

External links

"Lucas, Rob". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
Personal website

South Australian Legislative Council
Preceded by John Carnie	Member of the Legislative Council 1982–2022 Served alongside: Multiple Members	Next: TBD
Preceded by Boyd Dawkins
Preceded by Norm Foster
Preceded by Don Laidlaw
Political offices
Preceded by	Leader of the Government in the South Australian Legislative Council 1993–2002	Succeeded by Paul Holloway
Preceded by Susan Lenehan	Minister for Education and Children's Services 1993–1997	Succeeded by Malcolm Buckby
Preceded by Stephen Baker	Treasurer of South Australia 1997–2002	Succeeded by Kevin Foley
Preceded by Iain Evans	Minister for Industry & Trade 2000–2002
Preceded by Iain Evans	Minister for Government Enterprises 2001–2002
Preceded by Graham Gunn	Father of the Parliament of South Australia 2010–2022	Succeeded by Tom Koutsantonis
Preceded by Tom Koutsantonis	Treasurer of South Australia 2018–2022	Succeeded by Stephen Mullighan
Preceded by Kyam Maher	Leader of the Government in the South Australian Legislative Council 2018–2022	Succeeded by Kyam Maher

[1] "About Rob". The Hon. Bob Lucas, MLC. Liberal Party of Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[2] "Rob Lucas MLC". Premier of South Australia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019.

[3] "The South Australian Government Gazette, 19 March 2018, No. 18, Supplementary Gazette" (PDF). Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[4] "Re-elected Liberal Treasurer Rob Lucas says this is his final term in State Parliament". The Advertiser. 19 March 2018.

[5] "Will settle here". News. Vol. 62, no. 9, 488. South Australia. 7 January 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via Trove.

[6] Richardson, Tom (27 February 2015). "Tears flow as Lucas tells of mother's journey". InDaily.

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-'''Robert Ivan "Rob" Lucas''' (born 7 June 1953) is an [[Australia]]n politician and a member of the [[South Australian Legislative Council]] since the [[South Australian state election, 1982|1982 election]], representing the [[Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division)|South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia]]. Lucas has served as the [[Treasurer of South Australia]] since 19 March 2018 in the [[Marshall Ministry|Marshall government]]. Lucas previously served as Treasurer between 1997 and 2002 in the [[John Olsen|Olsen]] and [[Rob Kerin|Kerin]] governments. Lucas is the current [[Father of the House#Australia|Father of the Parliament]]. He intends to leave parliament at the [[South Australian state election, 2022|2022 election]].
+'''Robert Ivan Lucas''' (born 7 June 1953) is an Australian former politician and a former member of the [[South Australian Legislative Council]] between the [[1982 South Australian state election|1982 election]] and the [[2022 South Australian state election|2022 election]], representing the [[Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division)|South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia]]. Lucas served as the [[Treasurer of South Australia]] between 2018 and 2022 in the [[Marshall Ministry|Marshall government]], and previously served in the role between 1997 and 2002 in the [[John Olsen|Olsen]] and [[Rob Kerin|Kerin]] governments. Lucas was the [[Father of the House#Australia|Father of the Parliament]] until his retirement at the 2022 election.
 ==Career==
-{{ref-improve|section|date=March 2018}}
+{{BLP sources section|date=March 2018}}
-Before his entry into politics, Lucas graduated from the [[University of Adelaide]] with a [[Bachelor of Science]], a [[Bachelor of Economics]], and a [[Masters in Business Administration|MBA]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roblucas.com.au/About-Rob |title=About Rob |work=The Hon. Bob Lucas, MLC |publisher=Liberal Party of Australia |date= |access-date=19 March 2018 }}</ref>
+Before his entry into politics, Lucas graduated from the [[University of Adelaide]] with a Bachelor of Science, a [[Bachelor of Economics]], and a [[Masters in Business Administration|MBA]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roblucas.com.au/About-Rob |title=About Rob |work=The Hon. Bob Lucas, MLC |publisher= Liberal Party of Australia |access-date=19 March 2018 }}</ref>
-In office, Lucas has been a Minister for Education and Children's Services, Minister for Industry and Trade and Minister for Government Enterprises. He also served as Treasurer from the [[South Australian state election, 1997|1997 election]] until his party's defeat at the [[South Australian state election, 2002|2002 election]]. After that time until April 2007, Lucas served as Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade and Police, and between 2005 and 2006 was also Shadow Minister for Economic Development and Science and Information Economy. Between 2002 and 2007 Lucas held the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council.
+In office, Lucas has been a Minister for Education and Children's Services, Minister for Industry and Trade and Minister for Government Enterprises. He also served as Treasurer from the [[1997 South Australian state election|1997 election]] until his party's defeat at the [[2002 South Australian state election|2002 election]]. During this time (1993 to 2002), he was the [[Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council (South Australia)|Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://premier.sa.gov.au/meet-the-team/rob-lucas-mlc|title=Rob Lucas MLC|website=Premier of South Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304122916/https://premier.sa.gov.au/meet-the-team/rob-lucas-mlc|archive-date=4 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> The appointment of Lucas, a member of the upper house Legislative Council, as Treasurer was a break in convention as previous Treasurers had been members of the lower house the House of Assembly. The precedence in appointing a member of the upper house as Treasurer was in New South Wales with the appointment of [[Michael Egan (Australian politician)|Michael Egan]] in 1995.
+From 2002 until April 2007, Lucas served as Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade and Police, and between 2005 and 2006 was also Shadow Minister for Economic Development and Science and Information Economy. During this time (2002 to 2007), Lucas was the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council.
-The appointment of Lucas, a member of the upper house Legislative Council, as Treasurer was a break in convention as previous Treasurers had been members of the lower house the House of Assembly. The precedence in appointing a member of the upper house as Treasurer was in New South Wales with the appointment of [[Michael Egan (Australian politician)|Michael Egan]] in 1995.
-In 2014 Lucas returned to the Treasury portfolio albeit as Shadow Treasurer following the retirement of the previous portfolio holder and former Liberal leader [[Iain Evans]]. He became treasurer again on 19 March 2018 following his party winning government at the [[South Australian state election, 2018|2018 election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/public/documents/gazette/2018/March/2018_018.pdf|title=The South Australian Government Gazette, 19 March 2018, No. 18, Supplementary Gazette|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref>
+In 2014 Lucas returned to the Treasury portfolio albeit as Shadow Treasurer following the retirement of the previous portfolio holder and former Liberal leader [[Iain Evans]]. He became treasurer and Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council again on 19 March 2018 following his party winning government at the [[2018 South Australian state election|2018 election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/public/documents/gazette/2018/March/2018_018.pdf|title=The South Australian Government Gazette, 19 March 2018, No. 18, Supplementary Gazette|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref>
-Two days after the election, he announced on 19 March 2018 that he would be serving his final term in parliament, with an intention to leave parliament at the [[South Australian state election, 2022|2022 election]].<ref>[http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/reelected-liberal-treasurer-rob-lucas-says-this-is-his-final-term-in-state-parliament/news-story/6779119cbf92f7661e1b0decd737c443 Re-elected Liberal Treasurer Rob Lucas says this is his final term in State Parliament: The Advertiser 19 March 2018]</ref>
+Two days after the election, he announced on 19 March 2018 that he would be serving his final term in parliament, with an intention to leave parliament at the [[2022 South Australian state election|2022 election]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/reelected-liberal-treasurer-rob-lucas-says-this-is-his-final-term-in-state-parliament/news-story/6779119cbf92f7661e1b0decd737c443 |title=Re-elected Liberal Treasurer Rob Lucas says this is his final term in State Parliament |newspaper=The Advertiser |date=19 March 2018}}</ref>
+== Personal life ==
+Lucas's mother Yoshiko was a "[[War bride#Australia|war bride]]"<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134474945 |title=Will settle here |newspaper=[[The News (Adelaide)|News]] |volume=62 |issue=9,488 |location=South Australia |date=7 January 1954 |access-date=8 September 2020 |page=2 |via=Trove}}</ref> who met his father, Bob, who was part of the [[British Commonwealth Occupation Force]] in Japan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indaily.com.au/news/2015/02/27/tears-flow-lucas-tells-mothers-journey/ |newspaper=[[InDaily]] |title=Tears flow as Lucas tells of mother's journey |first=Tom |last=Richardson |date=27 February 2015}}</ref>
 ==References==
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-* [http://www2.parliament.sa.gov.au/Internet/DesktopModules/memberdrill.aspx?pid=605 Parliament Profile]
 * [http://www.roblucas.com.au Personal website]
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