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Dunstan, Donald Allan (Don) (1926–1999)

	Dunstan, Donald Allan (Don) (1926–1999)
Born	21 September, 1926 Suva , Rewa , Fiji
Died	6 February, 1999 (aged 72) Norwood, Adelaide , South Australia , Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (lung)
Religious Influence	Anglican
Related Entries [View as tree]	Loveday, Ronald Redvers (colleague) Perkins, Charles (acquaintance)
Education*	Murray Bridge Primary School (SA) (student, 1933-1937) Suva Grammar School (Fiji) (student, 1937-1939) St Peter's College (Adelaide) (student, 1940-1943) University of Adelaide (student, 1944-1948) St Mark's College (University of Adelaide) (resident, 1946-1948)
Occupation*	solicitor (1949-1951) Overseas solicitor (1951-1980) South Australia, Australia labour politician (1953-1979) South Australia, Australia Member of Lower House (1953-1979) South Australia, Australia Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1955-1999) South Australia, Australia social reformer (1955-1999) South Australia, Australia premier (1967-1968) South Australia, Australia premier (1970-1979) South Australia, Australia food writer (1976-1976) South Australia, Australia autobiographer/memoirist (1979-1981) South Australia, Australia human rights activist (1980-1999) South Australia, Australia magazine/journal editor (1980-1981) South Australia, Australia television presenter (1980-1980) South Australia, Australia public servant (1982-1986) Victoria, Australia restaurateur (1994-1998) South Australia, Australia
Awards	Companion of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1979)
Key Events*	referendum on ban of Communist Party (1951) (opposed ban)
Legacies*	Dunstan Foundation (University of Adelaide) (eponym) Dunstan Playhouse (Adelaide) (eponym) Dunstan state electorate (SA) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Actors and Announcers Equity Association of Australia (member, 1950) Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (president, 1960) Freedom From Hunger (national) (president, 1982-1987) Mandela Foundation of Australia (president, 1987-1993) Community Aid Abroad (national) (president, 1992-1993)
Political Activism*	Australian Labor Party (member, 1945-1999) Fabian (member, 1945-1948) socialist (member, 1945-1948) Australian Labor Party (SA) (politician, 1953-1979) ALP (federal) (chair civil liberties committee, 1967)
Workplaces*	Parliament of South Australia (Leg. Assembly - member, 1953-1979) Parliament of South Australia (Leg. Assembly - premier, 1967-1968) Parliament of South Australia (Leg. Assembly - premier, 1970-1979)

* Dates are approximate