Terence Michael McRae (11 January 1941 – 5 August 2006) was an Australian politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Labor Party and member for the

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seat of Playford from 1970 to 1989.

Early life

McRae was born in 1941 to

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parents. He went to school at Saint Ignatius' College then studied law at the

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and was

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in 1963.

Politics

McRae first attempted to get elected to the seat of Torrens in 1968 but was defeated. He was successful at being elected to Playford in 1970. As

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from 1982 to 1986 for the

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Labor government he was responsible for the introduction of television coverage to South Australian Parliament.

Later life

After leaving parliament he resumed his law career. McRae died in 2006 while watching a football game at

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. He was survived by his wife Doreen and three children Jeremy, Sarah and Rebecca.

References

1941 births 2006 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of South Australia Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Speakers of the South Australian House of Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub