John Planta Hannaford (born 21 January 1949) is a former

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n politician. Born in

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, the son of William Henry Planta and Amy Frances Hannaford, he became a lawyer, having studied at the

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. He commenced legal articles in 1971. On 6 April 1974 he married Denise Lorraine Thorburn. They have a daughter and two sons. Hannaford was a member of the

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, having held many positions including Regional President, State Executive member, Chairman of State Convention and Chairman of the Constitution Standing Committee. In April 1984, he was elected to the

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. Hannaford played a leading role in the establishment of the Legislative Council's standing committee system in 1988. From 1988–1990 he chaired the Council's Standing Committee on State Development. On 7 May 1997, Hannaford successfully moved to establish Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committees, modelled on the Senate system. In 1990 Hannaford was appointed Minister for State Development, moving to

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and Community Services in 1991 and

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and Industrial Relations in 1992. Later that year, he was also appointed Vice-President of the Executive Council. In 1993 he swapped Industrial Relations for Justice and remained Attorney-General until 3 March 1995. He was Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council from 22 October 1992 to 3 March 1995, and was leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council following the Labor Party's win at the 1995 state election from 11 April 1995 to 29 March 1999. Hannaford resigned from Parliament on 10 October 2000 and was replaced by Greg Pearce.

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1949 births Living people Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the Order of Australia Attorneys General of New South Wales {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub