John William "Jack" Slater (3 September 1927 – 23 February 1997) was an Australian politician who represented the

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seat of

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for the Labor Party from 1970 to 1993. He was Minister of Recreation and Sport and Minister of Water Resources in the first term of the Bannon government from 1982 to 1985.

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Members of the South Australian House of Assembly 1927 births 1997 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of South Australia 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub