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Roy Abbott

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Roy Abbott
Minister of Transport
In office
10 Nov 1982 – 16 Jul 1985
Minister of Marine
In office
10 Nov 1982 – 29 Jul 1988
Minister for Forests
In office
16 July 1985 – 29 Jul 1988
Minister of Lands
In office
16 Jul 1985 – 29 Jul 1988
Minister of Repatriation
In office
16 Jul 1985 – 29 Jul 1988
Minister of Repatriation
In office
16 Jul 1985 – 29 Jul 1988
Minister of Community Welfare
In office
15 Mar 1979 – 18 Sep 1979
Member of the South Australian Parliament
for Spence
In office
12 Jul 1975 – 24 Nov 1989
Personal details
Born (1927-08-30) 30 August 1927 (age 97)
Died19 March 2004
Adelaide, South Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party (SA)
WebsiteSA Parliament Biography

Roy Kitto Abbott (30 August 1927 – 19 March 2004)[1] was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Spence from 1975 to 1989 for the Labor Party.

He was Minister of Community Welfare in the Corcoran government in 1979, and Minister of Transport (1982–1985), Minister of Marine (1982–1988), and Minister of Forests, Minister of Lands and Minister of Repatriation (1985–1988) in the Bannon government.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Online memorial to Roy Kitto Abbott". Centennial Park. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Roy Abbott". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2022.