Don Day

The Honourable Don Day
Personal details
Born	19 February 1924(1924-02-19) Melbourne, Victoria
Died	18 May 2010(2010-05-18) (aged 86) New South Wales
Political party	Australian Labor Party

Don Day (19 February 1924 – 18 May 2010) was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1971 until 1984. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).

Day was born in Melbourne, Victoria. His father, Alfred Day, was an engineer. He was educated at Swinburne Technical College and trained as a fitter and turner. In 1941 he joined the Australian Imperial Forces as a private and later transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force to become a catalina pilot. Following his war service he settled in Maclean and established a car and farm equipment dealership. He joined the Labor party at age 28 and served in local government.^[1]

Day won ALP pre-selection and was subsequently elected as the member for Casino at the 1971 state election. He retained this seat until it was abolished in a redistribution prior to the 1981 state election. He subsequently contested and won the seat of Clarence. With the election of the Wran government in 1976, Day, one of the few rural based members of the ALP, became the Minister for Decentralisation and Development and Minister for Primary Industries. He continued in rural industry portfolios in the Wran government until his retirement prior to the 1984 state election .^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "The Hon. Donald DAY (1924–2010)". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/5d355d977df69491ca256e23001b7d0d?OpenDocument. Retrieved 20 May 2010. 

Parliament of New South Wales
New district	Member for Casino 1971 – 1981	District abolished
Preceded by Matt Singleton	Member for Clarence 1981 – 1984	Succeeded by Ian Causley
Political offices
Preceded by Milton Morris	Minister for Decentralisation and Development and Minister for Primary Industries 1976 – 1978	Succeeded by Jack Hallam
Preceded by David Cowan	Minister for Agriculture 1978 – 1980	Succeeded by Jack Hallam
Preceded by Jack Hallam	Minister for Industrial Development and Minister for Decentralisation 1980 – 1984	Succeeded by George Paciullo
Preceded by Neville Wran	Minister for Mineral Resources 1984	Succeeded by Ken Gabb

Persondata
Name	Day, Don
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	19 February 1924
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death	18 May 2010
Place of death	New South Wales