Laidlaw, Diana Vivienne (1951 - )

The Hon. Diana Laidlaw was a Member of the South Australia Legislative Council for over 20 years. During that time she was Minister for Transport (1995-1997); Transport and Urban Planning (1997-2002); The Arts (1993-2002); the Status of Women (1993-2002). Prior to entering Parliament Laidlaw was an assistant to both a State Minister and Federal Parliamentarians.

Events

1973	Position with Potters Partners
1975 - 1979	Assistant to Federal Parliamentarians
1979 - 1982	Assistant to State Minister
1982 - 1986	South Australian representative to the Australia Fund
1982 - 6 June 2003	Liberal Member of the South Australian Legislative Council
1984 -	Member of the South Australian Board for the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Trust for Young Australians
1985 -	Vice-president of Sturt Football Club
1986	Participant at His Royal Highness Duke of Edinburgh Sixth Commonwealth Study Conference
1986 - 1990	Senior Vice-President of the Commonwealth Club (Adelaide)
1986 - 1991	National Director of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Trust for Young Australians
1986 - 1993	South Australian Shadow Minister for Tourism
1988	Delegation Leader of the Australian Political Exchange Programme to China
1991 -	Patron of the Handknitters Guild of South Australia
1992 - 1993	South Australian Shadow Minister for Transport, Marine, Arts and Cultural Heritage, Status of Women and Local Government
1993 - 1997	South Australian Minister for Transport
1993 - 2002	South Australian Minister for the Status of Women
1993 - 2002	South Australian Minister for The Arts
1994 -	Patron of the Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management
1994 -	Patron of the Surf Life Saving Club of South Australia
1994 -	Patron of the South Australian Society of Model and Experimental Engineers
1994 -	Patron of the Victor Harbor Horse and Tram Society
1994	Patron of the Independent Theatre Inc.
1997 -	Member of the Chartered Institute of Transport Australia Inc.
1997	Patron of the Food and Wine Writers Festival
1997 - 2002	South Australian Minister for Transport and Urban Planning

Newspaper Articles

• Kelton, Greg, 'Wanted: someone like I was 20 years ago', Advertiser, 11 February 2003, p. 6. [ Details... ]

See also

• Who's Who in Australia 2004, 40 edn, Crown Content, North Melbourne, 2004. [ Details... ]