Donald Keith Hayward (born 26 September 1932) is a former Australian politician. He was born in Broken Hill to James Keith Hayward and Elsa Margaret, ''née'' Egan. He attended Broken Hill High School and

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before studying at

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and Sydney universities, receiving a Bachelor of Laws from the former. In 1953 he was appointed private secretary to the Minister for National Development, then in 1955 he was appointed private secretary to the President of the Senate. He moved to the private sector in 1958, working for

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where he rose to the positions of public relations director (1966–71), and company director (1966–72, 1978–79). In 1971 he transferred to General Motors Overseas Corporation and held various positions in

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, including President and managing director of General Motors Philippines (1972–1976). He was also a member of University of Melbourne's law faculty from 1967 to 1972. A

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member since 1951, he was elected to the

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in 1979 as one of two members for Monash. In 1985 he transferred to the Legislative Assembly, winning the seat of

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. He became Shadow Minister for Education in 1990 and Minister for Education in 1992, serving until his retirement in 1996. After his retirement he joined various government and private sector boards as a non-executive director, including

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(1997-2004).

Minister for Education

As Minister for Education, Hayward implemented a reform program for Victorian Schools called “Schools of the Future”. Following the closure of Richmond Secondary College in 1992, he made the decision in 1993 to open a new school for young women– Melbourne Girls' College, which opened in 1994.

Autobiography

His autobiography was published in e-book format on 11 November 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayward, Don 1932 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Ministers for Education (Victoria)