Len King

For the Australian cricket umpire, see Len King (umpire).

Leonard James King, AC, QC (1 May 1925 – 23 June 2011) was an Australian politician, lawyer and judge.[1]

Political career

King was an Australian Labor Party member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1970 and 1975, representing the eastern suburbs electorate of Coles. King was appointed to various ministerial portfolios in his career, including Aboriginal Affairs, Social Welfare, Community Welfare, and Prices & Consumer Affairs. In modern South Australian history, he is one of the few newly elected members of Parliament that have been appointed straight to a Cabinet position without any previous parliamentary experience.

Legal career

King was the 40th Attorney-General of South Australia during the reformist Don Dunstan government, from 1970 until 1975.

Judicial career

King was a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia from 20 June 1975 until his promotion to Chief Justice on 30 October 1978. He retired on the 28th of April 1995. King worked until his death as a part-time mediator and sometimes as an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia.

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Parliament of South Australia
Preceded by
New electorate
Member for Coles
1970–1975
Succeeded by
Des Corcoran
Political offices
Preceded by
Robin Millhouse
Attorney-General of South Australia
1970–1975
Succeeded by
Don Dunstan
Legal offices
Preceded by
John Bray
Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of South Australia

30 October 1978 – 8 April 1995
Succeeded by
John Doyle
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