Robert Gerard Kerin was born on 4 January 1954 and is a former South Australian politician who was the Premier of South Australia from 22 October 2001 to 5 March 2002, representing the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia.
13 Facts About Rob Kerin
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Rob Kerin was Deputy Premier of South Australia from 7 July 1998 until he became Premier and, after losing government, leader of the opposition until after the 2006 election.
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Rob Kerin was elected to parliament in 1993 as the member for the mid-north rural electoral district of Frome.
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Rob Kerin narrowly defeated former premier Dean Brown to become Liberal leader and premier.
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Rob Kerin took office less than six months before the 2002 election.
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When Rob Kerin learned this, he argued that the Liberals still had a mandate to govern since they had won a majority of the two-party vote.
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Rob Kerin intended to stay in office unless Rann demonstrated he had a working majority on the floor of the Assembly.
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On paper, Rob Kerin was well within his rights to take this course of action; convention in the Westminster system gives the incumbent first minister the first opportunity to form a government when no party has a clear majority.
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Rob Kerin remained Liberal leader, and hence became Leader of the Opposition.
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Rob Kerin was succeeded as Liberal leader by Iain Evans.
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Rob Kerin was the last former head of a main government in Australia to have served as leader of the opposition until Steven Miles became Opposition Leader in Queensland after losing the premiership in 2024.
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In 2007, Rob Kerin announced he would not be seeking re-election at the 2010 election.
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Rob Kerin announced on 11 November 2008 that he would resign from parliament immediately rather than at the next election.