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10 Facts About Lynn Arnold

1.

Lynn Arnold served as Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Agriculture and State Development.

2.

Lynn Arnold held the seat of Salisbury until it was abolished on 6 December 1985, and then represented Ramsay from 7 December 1985 to 11 December 1993.

3.

Lynn Arnold was elected Labor leader and Premier of South Australia in September 1992, following the resignation of John Bannon after the $3.1 billion collapse of the State Bank of South Australia.

4.

Lynn Arnold was elected in the newly created seat of Taylor.

5.

Almost a year after the election, Lynn Arnold resigned as Labor leader, and left politics.

6.

Lynn Arnold was succeeded as Labor leader by his deputy, Mike Rann, who had earlier succeeded him in Ramsay.

7.

Lynn Arnold's resignation led to a by-election for Taylor on 5 November 1994, at which Trish White retained the seat for Labor.

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8.

Lynn Arnold was Chief Executive of the humanitarian organisation World Vision Australia from 1997 until 2003.

9.

Lynn Arnold left to explore ordination to the Anglican priesthood, and was succeeded by the Reverend Peter Sandeman.

10.

Lynn Arnold was ordained as a deacon in Adelaide in November 2013.