For the British journalist, see Rupert Hamer (journalist).
The Honourable
Sir Rupert Hamer
AC, KCMG, ED
39th Premier of Victoria Elections: 1973, 1976, 1979
In office 23 August 1972 – 5 June 1981
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Governor
Sir Rohan Delacombe Sir Henry Winneke
Deputy
Lindsay Thompson
Preceded by
Sir Henry Bolte
Succeeded by
Lindsay Thompson
18th Deputy Premier of Victoria
In office 21 April 1971 – 23 August 1972
Premier
Henry Bolte
Preceded by
Arthur Rylah
Succeeded by
Lindsay Thompson
Member of the Victorian Parliament for Kew
In office 17 April 1971 – 17 July 1981
Preceded by
Arthur Rylah
Succeeded by
Prue Sibree
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council
In office 21 June 1958 – 17 March 1971
Preceded by
Clifden Eager
Succeeded by
Haddon Storey
Constituency
East Yarra Province
Personal details
Born
Rupert James Hamer
29 July 1916 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
23 March 2004(2004-03-23) (aged 87) Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political party
Liberal Party
Spouse
April Felicity Mackintosh (1921–2015)
Signature
This article is part of a series about Rupert Hamer
Early life
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Kew (1971–1981)
1971 Kew by-election
Bolte Ministry
Premier of Victoria
Hamer Ministry
Decriminalising Homosexuality
School's Special Assistance Program
Arts Centre Melbourne
Australian Children's Television Foundation
Meat Market Craft Centre
Heide Museum of Modern Art
Film Victoria
Victorian College of the Arts
Elections
1973
1976
1979
Related
Hamer Hall
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Sir Rupert James Hamer, AC, KCMG, ED (29 July 1916 – 23 March 2004), also known as Dick Hamer, was an Australian politician who served as the 39th premier of Victoria from 1972 to 1981, and prior to that, the 18th deputy premier of Victoria from 1971 to 1972.[1] He held office as the leader of the Victorian division of the Liberal Party of Australia (LPA) and a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the division of Kew.
^"Hamer, Sir Rupert James ('Dick')". Re-Member (Former Members). Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
Sir Rupert James Hamer, AC, KCMG, ED (29 July 1916 – 23 March 2004), also known as Dick Hamer, was an Australian politician who served as the 39th premier...
premiers, Daniel Andrews, Henry Bolte, John Cain Jr, Albert Dunstan, and RupertHamer, have achieved this milestone and four have their statues near the premier's...
years and 83 days. Following Bolte, two more Liberal Party leaders, RupertHamer and Lindsay Thompson, would serve as premier, before the Labor Party...
Legislative Assembly and 18 members of the 36-member Legislative Council. RupertHamer succeeded Henry Bolte as Premier of Victoria on 23 August 1972. In 1972...
44-member Legislative Council. The incumbent Liberal government led by RupertHamer was returned with a significantly reduced majority. Members listed in...
award for his actions during the kidnapping. During the premiership of RupertHamer, Thompson was named Deputy Premier. At various times, he served as Chief...
was formed when Thompson became Premier following the resignation of RupertHamer. "Ministers of the Crown". Victorian Government Gazette: p. 1981:1833...
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Dick Hamer, a somewhat more progressive Melbourne-based Liberal, to succeed him. Despite misgivings from the more conservative wing of the party, Hamer was...
members of the 44-member Legislative Council. Lindsay Thompson succeeded RupertHamer as Liberal Party leader and Premier on 5 June 1981, and John Cain Jr...
first phase of the project from 1972 until 1979 responsibility was with RupertHamer as Minister for the Arts (and premier) and during the main construction...
The Hamer Ministry was the 59th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, RupertHamer, of the Liberal Party. The...
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Victorian state parliament until 1982 under the leaderships of Bolte, RupertHamer and Lindsay Thompson. The Liberal Party was defeated in the 1982 Victorian...
was increased from 36 to 44. The incumbent Liberal government led by RupertHamer was returned with an increased majority. Candidates of the 1976 Victorian...
(1935) who subsequently became Premier for a then record of ten years, RupertHamer (1971–1972) who later became a long serving premier, Thomas Hollway (1943–1945)...
Minister for the Arts (Western Australia) Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - Hamer". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2023. Carr,...
of the Surface of the Sea (1998) ISBN 9781557500434 Hamer's brother was Sir RupertHamer (Dick Hamer), the Premier of Victoria 1972–81. His brother Alan...
14th Premier of Victoria David Hamer AM DSC – Director of Naval Intelligence, Liberal Party Senator Sir RupertHamer AC KCMG ED – Liberal Party politician...
was appointed the first Chairman and the then Premier of Victoria, Sir RupertHamer was honoured as the inaugural Patron. Maudie Palmer AO was appointed...
pruned, especially those proposed for the inner city, with State Premier RupertHamer cancelling all the road reservations for the unbuilt urban freeways in...
March 2010. "Armoured Vehicles from NP Aerospace". armedforces.co.uk. RupertHamer (9 November 2008). "Indefensible – pen-pushers banned from death-trap...
vote was estimated. This by-election was caused by the resignation of RupertHamer, who successfully contested the 1971 Kew state by-election to move to...
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