Legh Davis

Legh Davis
Member of the South Australian
Legislative Council
In office
31 July 1979 (1979-07-31) – 9 February 2002 (2002-02-09)
Personal details
Born
Legh Hewitson Davis

(1940-09-19) 19 September 1940 (age 84)
Adelaide, South Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
Alma materBachelor of Laws (Hons), Bachelor of Economics, University of South Australia
OccupationPublic Servant, Politician
ProfessionInvestment Consultant, Lecturer

Legh Hewitson Davis (born 19 September 1940) is a former Australian politician and past President of the Liberal Party of South Australia.[1][2] Davis was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council as a member of the Liberal Party in 1979, serving until his retirement at the State Election in February 2002.[3] During his parliamentary tenure, Davis held the position of Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council between 1985-89 and acted as the party spokesman across several portfolio areas including, finance, arts, small business issues and ethnic affairs.[3] He has served as the Presiding Member of the Statutory Authorities Review Committee, as Chairman of the State Development Fund, and the Adelaide Festival Centre.

  1. ^ "State Development Fund Financial Report 2004" (PDF). National Stock Exchange of Australia. 2004.
  2. ^ McLoughlin, Chris (2021). "Liberal senator defends party against 'religious vilification' accusations amid membership audit". ABC. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Hon Legh Davis". Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 8 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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