The Honourable
Ian Viner
AO QC
Minister for Defence Support
In office
7 May 1982 – 11 March 1983
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byBrian Howe
Minister for Industrial Relations
In office
16 April 1981 – 7 May 1982
Preceded byAndrew Peacock
Succeeded byIan Macphee
Leader of the House
In office
27 September 1979 – 19 August 1980
LeaderMalcolm Fraser
Preceded byIan Sinclair
Succeeded byIan Sinclair
Minister of Employment and Youth Affairs
In office
5 December 1978 – 6 April 1981
Preceded byTony Street
Succeeded byNeil Brown
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
In office
22 December 1975 – 5 December 1978
Preceded byTom Drake-Brockman
Succeeded byFred Chaney
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Stirling
In office
2 December 1972 – 5 March 1983
Preceded byHarry Webb
Succeeded byRon Edwards
Personal details
Born
Robert Ian Viner

(1933-01-21) 21 January 1933
Claremont, Western Australia
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia

Robert Ian Viner AO (born 21 January 1933) is an Australian solicitor and barrister,[1] and former politician. He was the Liberal member for the House of Representatives seat of Stirling from 1972 until his defeat by Labor's Ron Edwards in the 1983 election.[2] He was Minister for Aboriginal Affairs from 1975 to 1978, Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs from 1978 to 1981—he was a cabinet minister from November 1980. In 1981, he was appointed Minister for Industrial Relations and, in April 1982, Minister for Defence Support and Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence[1] and a member of the Defence Council.

Sporting

Viner is a former first-grade hockey player in Perth competitions. He has also represented Western Australia and Australia in veterans' hockey. He was captain of the first Australian Masters international touring team (1989–1990).[1]

Honours

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours in June 1999.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Robert Ian Viner: Curriculum Vitae Archived 11 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine at Western Australian Bar Association
  2. ↑ "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
  3. ↑ VINER, Robert Ian Award entry, "It's an Honour" at Australian Government
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