Don Hopgood
Donald Jack Hopgood AO (born 5 September 1938) is a former South Australian politician who was the 5th Deputy Premier of South Australia from 1985 to 1992. Hopgood represented the House of Assembly seats of Mawson from 1970 to 1977 and Baudin from 1977 to 1993 for the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party, and was promoted to the Labor frontbench in 1973.[1]
Dr Don Hopgood | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Premier of South Australia | |
| In office 26 July 1985 – 4 September 1992 | |
| Premier | John Bannon |
| Preceded by | Jack Wright |
| Succeeded by | Frank Blevins |
| Minister of Family and Community Services | |
| In office 14 December 1989 – 01 October 1992 | |
| Minister of Community Welfare | |
| In office 20 April 1989 – 14 December 1989 | |
| Minister for the Aged | |
| In office 20 April 1989 – 01 October 1992 | |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 20 April 1989 – 01 October 1992 | |
| Minister of Community Welfare | |
| In office 04 August 1988 – 12 August 1988 | |
| Minister of Water Resources | |
| In office 18 December 1985 – 29 July 1988 | |
| Chief Secretary of South Australia | |
| In office 16 July 1985 – 20 April 1989 | |
| Minister of Emergency Services | |
| In office 16 July 1985 – 20 April 1989 | |
| Minister of Lands | |
| In office 10 November 1982 – 16 July 1985 | |
| Premier | John Bannon |
| Preceded by | Peter Arnold |
| Succeeded by | Roy Abbott |
| Minister of Repatriation | |
| In office 10 November 1982 – 16 July 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Arnold |
| Succeeded by | Roy Abbott |
| Minister for Environment and Planning | |
| In office 10 November 1982 – 20 April 1989 | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 24 June 1975 – 18 September 1979 | |
| Premier | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Hudson |
| Succeeded by | Harold Allison |
| Minister Assisting the Premier | |
| In office 20 September 1973 – 23 June 1975 | |
| Minister of Development and Mines | |
| In office 20 September 1973 – 23 June 1975 | |
| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Baudin | |
| In office 17 September 1977 – 11 December 1993 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Mawson | |
| In office 30 May 1970 – 17 September 1977 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Leslie Drury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald Jack Hopgood 5 September 1938 Prospect, South Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse |
Helen Raelene Medlin
(m. 1964; died 2007) |
| Children | three |
| Parent(s) | Jack and Gwen (nee Bessell) Hopgood |
| Alma mater | Flinders University |
| Moderator of the Synod of South Australia | |
| Church | Uniting Church in Australia |
| Elected | 1997 |
| Term ended | 1999 |
| Predecessor | Rev Margaret Polkinghorne |
| Successor | Rev Don Catford |
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Hopgood was moderator of the Synod of South Australia of the Uniting Church in Australia from 1997 to 1999.[2]
Early life
Hopgood was born in 1938 at Prospect, an inner northern suburb of Adelaide. His father worked at Berger Paints. His maternal grandfather worked at Islington Railway Workshops. His paternal grandfather was a retired typesetter. Hopgood grew up in Prospect and was a member of the Prospect North Methodist Church Sunday school.[3] He went to Prospect Primary School and Adelaide Boys' High School.[4]
Hopgood started learning to play jazz trumpet at age 18. He played in jazz bands at church and university.[5] He went to Adelaide Teachers' College on Kintore Avenue, Adelaide and taught at Le Fevre Boys’ Technical High School for three years then moved to Whyalla Technical High School for a year (while still studying), then Westminster School for almost five years.[6] He won a scholarship to study for a PhD from Flinders University after he had been a teacher.[7] He was still studying for his PhD when he was elected to state parliament, so converted the final year to part-time.[8]
References
- "Hon Dr Don Hopgood AO". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- "About Hopgood Theatre". Country Arts SA. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- Murchie 2013, pp. 2–3
- Murchie 2013, pp. 26, 29
- Murchie 2013, p38
- Murchie 2013, pp 52–53, 61, 63, 67
- Murchie 2013, pp 70, 84
- Murchie 2013, p 98
Further reading
- Murchie, Alison (14 April – 19 September 2013), Full transcript of an interview with Don Hopgood (PDF) (transcript), Transcribed by Deborah Gard, retrieved 21 April 2019
- Linn, Rob, "Hopgood, Don" (PDF), J.D. SOMERVILLE ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION, STATE LIBRARY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA: INTERVIEW NO. OH 715/6, SOHC/OH 715/6, retrieved 21 April 2019