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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
BornLegh 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. 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. 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. Davis also served as the presiding member of the Statutory Authorities Review Committee.

Education

Davis attended Prince Alfred College, where he completed his secondary school education in 1957. He graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Economics in 1961 and later obtained a Bachelor of Law in 1965.

Career

After graduating University, Davis became an active member of the Young Liberal Movement of Australia. From 1966 to 1969, he served as State President and under his leadership, Davis was credited with providing “a renewed sense of direction and coordination to the Young Liberal Movement and thus membership substantially increased”. In 1970 Davis became Federal Chairman of the movement and held the position until 1972.

In 1974, Davis joined the Law and Economics faculty at the South Australian Institute of Technology (now the University of South Australia), where he lectured for four years in both disciplines.

In 1978 Davis joined national sharebroker A C Goode & Co, as an investment adviser, and was later appointed State Manager of the firm, he remained there until 1990.

In 1979, Davis was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council, serving as Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 1985 to 1989. During his tenure in Parliament, Davis served as Shadow Minister for the Arts from 1985 to 1989 and again from 1991 to 1992, he held numerous other shadow ministerial portfolios, including Housing and Construction, Finance, The Ageing, Small Business, Forests, Ethnic Affairs, and Corporate Affairs. From 1994 to 1997, Davis was the Presiding Member of the Statutory Authorities Review Committee, which evaluated the role, performance, and ongoing relevance of state agencies and independent public bodies. After retiring from Parliament in 2002, Davis became State Chairman of sharebroker ABN AMRO Morgans (now Morgans Financial Limited) and held the position until 2010.

Awards

In 2001 Davis was awarded a Centenary Medal "for long service to public life through the parliament and to charity".

References

  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. ^ "Hon Legh Davis". Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 8 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "08 Jul 2001 - Profile: The Hon Legh Davis - Archived Website". Trove. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  5. "Class of 1957 Sixty-Five Year Reunion". Prince Alfred Old Collegians' Association. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  6. "08 Apr 2019 - Legh Davis | Unley | Morgans - Archived Website". Trove. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  7. "30 Apr 2001 - Young Liberal Movement of South Australia - Archived Website". Trove. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  8. ^ "15 Oct 2000 - Liberal Party of South Australia - Archived Website". Trove. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  9. "02 Jul 2020 - Legh Davis: Investment adviser, former Parliamentarian and F... - Archived Website". Trove. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  10. "15 Sep 2004 - New Appointments to Artbank Advisory Board - Archived Website". Trove. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  11. "Statutory Authorities Review Committee Details". www.parliament.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  12. "Statutory Authorities Review Committee". www.parliament.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  13. "02 Jul 2020 - Legh Davis: Investment adviser, former Parliamentarian and F... - Archived Website". Trove. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  14. "Australian Government Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 13 January 2025.


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