Terry Hemmings

Australian politician

Terry Hemmings
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Napier
In office
17 September 1977 (1977-09-17) – 10 December 1993 (1993-12-10)
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byAnnette Hurley
Mayor of the City of Elizabeth
In office
1977–1979
Preceded byJoyce Eastland
Succeeded byEve Edge
Personal details
Born
Terence Henry Hemmings

(1936-09-21) 21 September 1936 (age 87)
Carshalton, Surrey, England
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseJoyce May Hemmings (27/09/1958 to present)
ChildrenSusan Jane Hemmings (27/06/1962) David George Hemmings (07/02/1964) Peter Terence Hemmings (19/04/1967) Louise Rose Hemmings (08/10/1969)

Terence Henry "Terry" Hemmings (born 21 September 1936) is a former Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Napier for the Labor Party from 1977 to 1993.[1]

Hemmings held the roles of Minister of Housing and Minister of Local Government from 10 November 1982 to 10 February 1984. He replaced these with Minister of Housing and Construction from 10 February 1984 and Minister of Public Works from 19 February 1984. He added Minister of Aboriginal Affairs on 20 April 1989, but lost all ministerial positions on 14 December 1989.[1]

He had previously been the mayor of the City of Elizabeth from 1977 to 1979.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Terry Hemmings". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986, Wakefield Press, p. 149, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2
Political offices
Preceded by
John Wright
Minister for Public Works
1984-1989
Succeeded by
Kym Mayes
South Australian House of Assembly
New seat Member for Napier
1977–1993
Succeeded by
Annette Hurley


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