The Don Dunstan Foundation gratefully acknowledges the support of the State Government of South Australia, the University of Adelaide and Flinders University

Don Dunstan: A life of achievement

"We have faltered in our quest to provide better lives for all our citizens, rather than just for the talented, lucky groups. To regain our confidence in our power to shape the society in which we live, and to replace fear and just coping with shared joy, optimism and mutual respect, needs new imagining and thinking and learning from what succeeds elsewhere."
Don Dunstan

The Honourable Donald Allan Dunstan AC QC
21 September 1926 - 6 February 1999

• Born Suva, Fiji
• Educated St Peter's College, Adelaide, SA
• Graduated LLB from the University of Adelaide 1948 (degree conferred in 1949)
• Practised law in Suva and Adelaide
• Elected Member for Norwood 1953 - 1979
• Member of the House of Assembly March 1953 - February 1979
• Co-founder Meals on Wheels 1953
• Attorney General, Minister of Social Welfare and Aboriginal Affairs, 1965
• Queens Counsel November 1965
• Premier of South Australia June 1967 - April 1968
• Leader of the Opposition April 1968 - June 1970
• Premier of South Australia June 1970 - February 1979
• Don Dunstan's Cookbook 1976
• Companion of the Order of Australia June 1979
• Chairman, Victorian Tourist Commission 1982 - 1987
• National President, Freedom From Hunger Campaign 1982 - 1987
• Chairman, Nelson Mandela Foundation 1987 - 1993
• President, Movement for Democracy in Fiji from 1987
• Chairman, Jam Factory Craft and Design Centre 1990 - 1994
• National Chairman, Community Aid Abroad 1992 - 1993
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Social Enquiry, The University of Adelaide 1997
• Restaurateur - 'Don's Table'