Don Dunstan avatar

Don Dunstan (Politician) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

love 102,826 FANS LOVE
🎉 Countdown to Don Dunstan's birthday 🎂
  • -- Days
  • -- Hours
  • -- Minutes
  • -- Seconds
Don Dunstan
Donald Allan Dunstan, AC, QC, commonly known as Don Dunstan, is a South Australian politician. He joined politics as Congressman of Norwood in 1953 at the age of 26, became head of the South Australia branch of the Australian Labor Party in 1967 and Prime Minister of South Australia from June 1967 to April. 1968, then again between June 1970 and February 1979. In the late 1950s, Dunstan famous for his campaign against the death penalty for Max Stuart, who was convicted of rape and murder 'a child. Girl, opposed Prime Minister Thomas Playford IV on this topic. During Labor's opposition, Dunstan played a key role in ensuring some Aboriginal rights reforms and in Labor's abandonment of the White Australian policy. Dunstan became Attorney General after the 1965 election and replaced former Frank Walsh as Prime Minister in 1967 .
BornSeptember 21, 1926, Suva, Fiji Colony, British Empire
DiedFebruary 06, 1999, Norwood, South Australia, Australia
Political partyLabor
Domestic partnerStephen Cheng (1986–1999)
Children3
ParentsFrancis Vivian Dunstan (father), Ida May Hill (mother)

About Don Dunstan

Politician Don Dunstan was born in Suva, Fiji on September 21, 1926. He dies at the age of 72, on February 6, 1999.

Premier of South Australia from June 1967 to April 1968, and then again from June 1970 to February 1979.

All information about Don Dunstan can be found in this post. It will clarify Don Dunstan's info: birthday, bio, ability, personality type, family, husband, siblings and drama of Don Dunstan...

Don Dunstan before becoming famous

Don Dunstan was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1926 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He became well-known for publicly and forcefully criticizing Premier Thomas Playford IV over the death penalty imposed on alleged rapist and murderer Max Stuart after Stuart was convicted in an unfair process, according to Dunstan.

Achievement of Don Dunstan

From 1982 to 1987, he was the national president of the Freedom from Hunger Campaign, from 1987 to 1992, he was the president of the Movement for Democracy in Fiji, and from 1992 to 1993, he was the national chairman of Community Aid Abroad.

Don Dunstan's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His father was a famous business entrepreneur, and the death of his wife, Adele, from lung cancer in May 1978 had a negative impact on his health.

Don Dunstan Collabed with

Many of his country's political heavyweights, including former Labor Party Prime Ministers Gough Whitlam and World Leader Bob Hawke, attended his memorial.

Don Dunstan Income & Net worth

Don Dunstan's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a politician. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Don Dunstan.

Don Dunstan Height and Weight

How tall is Don Dunstan? Information about Don Dunstan height in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by AllFamous.org. Or you can contact us to let us know how tall of Don Dunstan.

People also ask about Don Dunstan

What is Don Dunstan's real name?

When is Don Dunstan's birthday?

When did Don Dunstan die?

At what age did Don Dunstan die?

Where is Don Dunstan from?

When was Don Dunstan born?

Reference: Wikipedia, Tiktok, Youtube, Instagram and Twitter.

Latest information about Don Dunstan updated on March 16 2023.