The Hon. Ronald David DYER (1943 - )

Date of Birth: 11/04/1943
Place of Birth: St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	14 Sep 1979	28 Feb 2003	23yr(s) 5mth(s) 15day(s)	A Member of the directly elected Legislative Council. Date of Election 14 September 1979, 24 March 1984 and 25 March 1995.
Minister for Community Services	4 Apr 1995	1 Dec 1997	2yr(s) 7mth(s) 28day(s)
Minister for Aged Services	4 Apr 1995	1 Dec 1997	2yr(s) 7mth(s) 28day(s)
Minister for Public Works and Services	1 Dec 1997	8 Apr 1999	1yr(s) 4mth(s) 8day(s)
Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council	3 Apr 1995	28 Feb 2003	7yr(s) 10mth(s) 26day(s)

Political Party Activity

Australian Labor Party (ALP). Shadow Minister for Family, Community and Disability Services: 1991-1995. Shadow Minister for Housing and Assistant Shadow Minister for Law and Order: 1989-1991. Shadow Minister for Police and Emergency Services: 1988-1989. Member of the ALP Administrative Committee: 1978-1989. Chairman of the ALP Legal and Administrative Committee: 1976-1988. Member of the ALP State Executive: 1969-71. President of the ALP Youth Council: 1969-1970.

Community Activity

Director Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai Hospital: 1980-1988. Member of the New South Wales Society of Labor Lawyers. Foundation President and former Secretary New South Wales Parliamentary Group Amnesty International. Member International Commission of Jurists Australian Section.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Lawyer (solicitor). Admitted to New South Wales Supreme Court (1972). Diploma in Criminology (1975). Educated at Sydney Technical High School, Canterbury Boys High School and Law Extension Committee, University of Sydney. Member of personal staff of Deputy Premier, Ron Mulock 1976 until 1979. Member of Council of University of Newcastle, Vice Chairman of Board of Directors, Hornsby and Kuringai Hospital. Member of Executive Committee of New South Wales Society of labor Lawyers. Member of Executive Committee of New South Wales Fabian Society. Recreational interests include reading, photography, cinema, cricket and travel.

Personal

Married Dorothy Jones on 3 February 1973 and had issue, 1 son and 1 daughter.

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