Ronald Joseph Mulock AO KCSG was an Australian politician.
22 Facts About Ron Mulock
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Ron Mulock was Deputy Premier of New South Wales under Neville Wran and Barrie Unsworth from 1984 to 1988.
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Ron Mulock was born in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst on 11 January 1930 and baptised a Catholic.
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Ron Mulock was educated at St Declan's in Penshurst and De La Salle College, Marrickville.
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At his peak, Ron Mulock was said to be one of the best fast bowlers outside the Test team.
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Ron Mulock was a foundation member and later Patron of the Penrith Panthers Rugby League team.
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Ron Mulock was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court on 2 September 1955 and started his own practice in Penrith on Sydney's western outskirts.
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Ron Mulock was an alderman on Penrith City Council for six years, and served as Mayor from 1968 to 1971.
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Ron Mulock was initially elected as an independent but joined the ALP in 1968.
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Ron Mulock was Minister for Housing from February 1977 to October 1978, Minister for Mineral Resources and Development from October 1978 to February 1980 and Minister for Mineral Resources and Technology from February 1980 to October 1981.
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Ron Mulock served as Minister for Education from October 1981 to February 1984.
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Ron Mulock was opposed by both major ALP factions and Wran, his chief rivals for the job having been the left-wing Frank Walker and the right-wing Terry Sheahan.
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When Sheahan was eliminated from the contest, all but one of his preferences flowed to Ron Mulock who was victorious by 36 votes to 33.
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Ron Mulock was Minister for Health from February 1984 to 1986.
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Ron Mulock was Minister for Transport from February 1986 to November 1987.
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Ron Mulock held all three in succession, the only NSW Minister since Federation to have done so.
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Ron Mulock served as Attorney-General from November 1987 until the defeat of the Unsworth government in March 1988.
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In 1988, Ron Mulock was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of his services to the NSW Parliament.
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Ron Mulock was appointed to the Greiner Government's Electricity Transmission Planning Committee in 1991 and chaired the Penrith Lakes Committee from 1996 to 2001.
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Ron Mulock was involved with sporting, education welfare and disability advocacy groups.
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Ron Mulock died on 4 September 2014 at the age of 84.
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Ron Mulock is survived by his wife Desley, two sons, a daughter and nine grandchildren.