Don Dunstan - A Notable Life

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'
•    Died Adelaide, Australia (6 February 1999)