Lynn Arnold

Infobox President
name=Hon. Dr. Lynn Arnold

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width=200px
order=40th Premier of South Australia
Elections: 1993
term_start=4 September 1992
term_end=14 December 1993
predecessor=John Bannon
successor=Dean Brown
party=Australian Labor Party

Lynn Maurice Ferguson Arnold, AO (born 27 January, 1949), former Australian politician, was the Labor Premier of South Australia between 4 September 1992 and 14 December 1993.

After leaving politics, Arnold worked for World Vision from 1997 to 2007, and for Anglicare SA since March 2008.

Political career

Entering in Parliament in 1979, he became a Minister with the election of the Bannon Labor Government in 1982. He served as Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Agriculture and State Development.

Lynn Arnold became the Premier of South Australia and Labor leader upon the resignation of John Bannon, after the $3.1 billion collapse of the State Bank of South Australia. However, this did not appease voter anger at Labor, and Lynn Arnold's government lost in a landslide to the Liberal Party led by Dean Brown at the 1993 state election. Most commentators believe the landslide would have occurred regardless of the leader.

Following the election, Lynn Arnold resigned as Labor leader, and left politics. He was succeeded as Labor leader by Mike Rann.

Life After Politics

In August 2003 Lynn Arnold received a PhD from the University of Adelaide. Dr Arnold conducted his research at the University's Graduate School of Education for his PhD in sociolinguistics and languages policies of Spain, especially Bable in the Asturias. [cite news | url=http://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news562.html |date=5 August 2003 | accessdate=2007-12-09 | title=Lynn Arnold to receive doctorate | publisher = The University of Adelaide (press release)]

Dr Arnold was Chief Executive of the humanitarian organisation World Vision Australia from 1997 until 2003. In 2003 he was appointed Regional Vice President of World Vision International for the Asia Pacific Region. [cite web | url=http://domino-201.worldvision.org/worldvision/pr.nsf/7ac0415c64da4c3788256872000663d1/144cce4da6dddbd28825695f00717b51!OpenDocument | title=Lynn Arnold, Vice President Asia Pacific Region | publisher=World Vision] based in Bangkok, Thailand. In October 2006 he was appointed Senior Director (Board Development & Peer Review) for World Vision International, heading a team assisting World Vision boards and advisory councils in the development of their governance capacity and also for administering Peer Review programs in World Vision partnerships.

On 8 December 2007 the Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide, the Most Revd Jeffrey Driver, announced Dr Arnold’s appointment as Chief Executive of Anglicare SA. [cite news | url=http://www.anglicare-sa.org.au/news/news%202007.html#Anglicare_SA_appoints_new_chief_executive_8_December_2007 |date=8 December 2007 | accessdate=2008-04-04 | title=Anglicare SA appoints new chief executive | publisher = Anglicare SA (press release)] Dr Arnold commenced in this role on 18 March 2008. [cite news | url=http://www.anglicare-sa.org.au/news/news%202008.html#Lynn_Arnold_pits_Anglicare_against_%91dead-end_options%92_ |date=18 March 2007 | accessdate=2008-04-04 | title= Lynn Arnold pits Anglicare against ‘dead-end options’ | publisher = Anglicare SA (press release)]

References

External links

* [http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/pp/html/arnold.shtm SA Parliament past premier Lynn Arnold]

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