George Weatherill (politician)

George Weatherill
Member of the South Australian Legislative Council
In office
11 February 1986 – 1 September 2000
Personal details
Born(1936-10-01)1 October 1936
Hartlepool, County Durham, England
Died23 January 2021(2021-01-23) (aged 84)
Adelaide, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
ChildrenJay Weatherill
Professionwharf labourer, union official, member of parliament

George Weatherill (1 October 1936 – 23 January 2021)[1] was an Australian politician and Deputy Leader of the South Australian Labor Party. From 1986 until 2000 he represented the Labor Party in the South Australian Legislative Council.[2]

Weatherill came from England's industrial north. In Australia, he stacked wool on Port Adelaide's wharves before becoming an official with the Australian Government Workers Association (AGWA). He was the father of Jay Weatherill who was Premier of South Australia between 2011 and 2018.[3]

Highly respected as an effective negotiator and organiser he was instrumental in 'cleaning up' aspects of the AGWA administration which was adversely affected by the "Thompson" affair - whereby the former AGWA Secretary absconded with union funds.

References

  1. ^ George Weatherill: Labor great dies in Adelaide aged 84 (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Hon George Weatherill". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ^ Debelle, Penelope (2 August 2011). "Smooth operator Jay Weatherill is ready for top job". The Advertiser.


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