Ian Viner | |
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Minister for Defence Support | |
In office 7 May 1982 – 11 March 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
Preceded by | office established |
Succeeded by | Brian Howe |
Minister for Industrial Relations | |
In office 16 April 1981 – 7 May 1982 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Peacock |
Succeeded by | Ian Macphee |
Leader of the House | |
In office 27 September 1979 – 19 August 1980 | |
Leader | Malcolm Fraser |
Preceded by | Ian Sinclair |
Succeeded by | Ian Sinclair |
Minister of Employment and Youth Affairs | |
In office 5 December 1978 – 6 April 1981 | |
Preceded by | Tony Street |
Succeeded by | Neil Brown |
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs | |
In office 22 December 1975 – 5 December 1978 | |
Preceded by | Tom Drake-Brockman |
Succeeded by | Fred Chaney |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Stirling | |
In office 2 December 1972 – 5 March 1983 | |
Preceded by | Harry Webb |
Succeeded by | Ron Edwards |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Ian Viner 21 January 1933 Claremont, Western Australia |
Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Robert Ian Viner AO (born 21 January 1933) is an Australian solicitor and barrister,[1] and former politician. He was the Liberal member for the House of Representatives seat of Stirling from 1972 until his defeat by Labor's Ron Edwards in the 1983 election.[2] He was Minister for Aboriginal Affairs from 1975 to 1978, Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs from 1978 to 1981—he was a cabinet minister from November 1980. In 1981, he was appointed Minister for Industrial Relations and, in April 1982, Minister for Defence Support and Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence[1] and a member of the Defence Council.