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Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
About Chris Sumner
- Christopher John "Chris" Sumner AM (born 17 April 1943) is a former Australian politician. Sumner, who holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Law and was a barrister and solicitor before entering politics, was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council for the Labor Party in 1975.
- In May 1979 he was appointed 43rd Attorney-General of South Australia and Minister of Prices and Consumer Affairs.
- In September he became Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council following the government's defeat.
- When Labor returned to office in 1982 he resumed his previous offices in addition to Ethnic Affairs.
- In 1983 he added Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests to his responsibilities, and in 1989 exchanged Ethnic Affairs and Consumer Affairs for Crime Provention.
- In September 1993 he became Minister for Justice and Correctional Services.
- Labor was defeated in 1993 and Sumner once again led the Opposition in the Legislative Council, holding the shadow portfolios of Attorney-General, Education, Public Sector Reform and Consumer Affairs until his resignation from the Legislative Council in 1994.
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