Jack Hallam (politician)

The Honourable
Jack Hallam
Member of the
New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
23 April 1973  12 September 1991
Succeeded by Eddie Obeid
Minister for Decentralisation
In office
19 October 1978  29 February 1980
Preceded by New portfolio
Succeeded by Don Day
Minister for Agriculture
In office
19 February 1980  25 March 1988
Preceded by Don Day
Succeeded by Ian Armstrong
Minister for Fisheries
In office
2 October 1981  4 July 1986
Preceded by New portfolio
Succeeded by Janice Crosio (as Minister for Water Resources)
Minister for Lands
In office
4 July 1986  25 March 1988
Preceded by John Aquilina (as Minister for Natural Resources)
Succeeded by Garry West
Minister for Forests
In office
4 July 1986  25 March 1988
Preceded by John Aquilina (as Minister for Natural Resources)
Succeeded by Garry West
Vice President of Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
In office
5 November 1986  25 March 1988
Preceded by Barrie Unsworth
Succeeded by Ted Pickering
Personal details
Born Jack Rowland Hallam
(1942-09-10) 10 September 1942
Griffith, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party
Children 2 daughters
Occupation Farmer
Website NSW Parliament webpage

Jack Rowland Hallam (born 10 September 1942), a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1973 to 1991 representing the ALP. Hallam held several ministerial posts in the state governments led by Neville Wran and Barrie Unsworth.

Early years

Born in Griffith, New South Wales, Hallam worked as an apprentice plumber in 1956, a roustabout and wool classer from 1956 to 1959, a contract harvester and share farmer from 1959 to 1964, and a sheep farmer from 1967 to 1976. At various times he held membership of the Australian Workers' Union and the Federated Clerks' Union.

Political career

In 1973 Hallam was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council to represent the Australian Labor Party. Five years later, Neville Wran having by this stage become Premier, Hallam was appointed Minister for Decentralisation, moving to Agriculture in 1980. He remained Agriculture Minister until 1988; he was also minister for Fisheries (198186), Lands (198688), Forests (198688) and Vice-President of the Executive Council (198688). He was also Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council (197886), and Leader (198688).[1]

In 1984, as the NSW Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Hallam instigated a commemorative award, called the McKell Medal, in honour of the contribution that Sir William McKell had made to the development of a soil and water conservation ethic within Australia.[2]

Hallam continued to lead the Opposition in the Legislative Council until he retired from politics in 1991.

Published writings

References

  1. "The Hon. Jack Rowland Hallam (1942 )". Former Members of the Legislative Council. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  2. "McKell Medal". Resource Management: Landcare. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
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