Michael John Elliott (born 29 August 1952) is an Australian former politician. He was an Australian Democrats member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1985 until 1993 and from 1994 until 2002, and was the party's state leader from 1994 to 2002.[1]
Mike Elliott | |
|---|---|
| Member of the South Australian Legislative Council | |
| In office 7 December 1985 – 18 November 1993 | |
| In office 10 February 1994 – 10 December 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael John Elliott 29 August 1952 |
| Political party | Australian Democrats |
| Education | Bachelor of Science, Graduate Diploma of Teaching |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Elliott graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Science, and later achieved a Graduate Diploma of Teaching. In 1985 he was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council as a Democrat, having won the top position on the party's ticket in a contentious preselection contest between the party's left and right factions. In 1987, he introduced a successful bill that drastically restricted cigarette advertising in South Australia. He resigned in 1993 in an unsuccessful attempt to switch to the House of Assembly seat of Davenport at the 1993 state election but was reappointed in 1994 upon the resignation of Ian Gilfillan, serving until his retirement in 2002.[1][2][3][4][5] He was subsequently appointed director of the University of South Australia's Northern Adelaide Partnerships program.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Hon Mike Elliott". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Prosser, Brenton & Dennis, Richard (2015). Minority Policy: Rethinking governance when parliament matters. Melbourne University Publishing. ISBN 9780522867633.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Top SA Democrat Quits Party - 2 December 1985
- ^ Cornwall, John (1989). Just for the Record: The Political Recollections of John Cornwall. Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781862542563.
- ^ "Mike Elliott will contest SA Assembly seat". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 June 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 3 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "UniSA News" (PDF). University of South Australia. February 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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