William Edwin (Ted) Chapman (16 December 1934 – 25 July 2005) was a

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member of the

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from 10 March 1973 to 11 March 1992 and Minister. Chapman represented the district of

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in the

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between 1973 and 1992. He served as Minister for Agriculture when

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was premier, taking a lead in promoting Australian

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in the Middle East. Chapman died in hospital in July 2005 after incurring a brain hemorrhage two months earlier.

Ministerial appointments

*18 Sep 1979 – 10 Nov 1982 Minister of Agriculture. *18 Sep 1979 – 10 Nov 1982 Minister of Forests.

Family

His daughter,

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, has served as a state Liberal parliamentarian since the 2002 election, as deputy Liberal leader from 2006 to 2009, and again since 2013, and as deputy premier of South Australia. She lost both positions in November 2021 when she resigned the Deputy Leadership, and thus deputy premier.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Ted Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of South Australia 1934 births 2005 deaths Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Liberal and Country League politicians 20th-century Australian politicians People from Kangaroo Island, South Australia