Peter Lewis (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Gumeracha, South Australia, Australia
About Peter Lewis (politician)
- Ivan Peter Lewis (1 January 1942 – 26 September 2017) was an Australian politician.
- Lewis was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1979 and 2006 in the electorates of Hammond, Ridley, Murray-Mallee and Mallee.
- From 1979 he was in the House as a Liberal member, however he was expelled from the Liberals in 2000.
- He was re-elected as an independent, serving until 2006.
- His decision to serve as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly for a Labor government resulted in Mike Rann becoming Premier of South Australia from the 2002 election.
- His death was reported on 28 September 2017 to have been earlier in the week, in Sydney.
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