Neville Kenneth Wran AC QC (born 11 October 1926) was the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 until 1986. He was National President of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1980 to 1986 and Chairman of both the Lionel Murphy Foundation and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) from 1986 to 1991. List of Premiers of New South Wales Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in New South Wales. ... is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Eric Archibald Willis (Born Murwillumbah, January 15, 1922; Died Sydney, May 10, 1999) was Premier of New South Wales, Australia from January 23, 1976 to May 14, 1976. ... Barrie Unsworth (born Dubbo, 16 April 1934), is an Australian politician. ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... ALP redirects here. ... For the fish called lawyer, see Burbot. ... Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... For information about The Times satire Queens Counsel, see Queens Counsel (comic strip). ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... List of Premiers of New South Wales Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in New South Wales. ... ALP redirects here. ... Hon Lionel Murphy Lionel Keith Murphy (30 August 1922 - 21 October 1986), Australian politician, was Attorney-General in the Government of Gough Whitlam, and a Justice of the High Court of Australia. ... The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is the national government body for scientific research in Australia. ...

He was nicknamed Nifty Nev by the Australian press because of his electoral success and skillful and charismatic handling of the media, and was famed for his gravelly voice, for which he underwent medical treatment of teflon injections into the vocal folds.

Famous Saying by Nifty Nev was: "Balmain Boys Don't Cry"

Early years

Wran was born in the Sydney suburb of Paddington and educated at Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain, Fort St Boys' High and the University of Sydney,^[1] where, ironically enough, he was member of the Liberal Club,^[2] and from which he gained a Bachelor of Laws in 1948. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1951, called to the Bar in 1957, and became Queen's Counsel in 1968. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Paddington is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Balmain is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Fort Street High School is a coeducational, academically selective high school currently located in Petersham, Sydney, Australia. ... The University of Sydney, established in Sydney in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia. ... Established in 1933, the Sydney University Liberal Club (SULC) has long been the bastion of conservative and classical liberal political ideology on campus. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For information about The Times satire Queens Counsel, see Queens Counsel (comic strip). ...

Neville Wran's childhood home in Balmain

Political career

He began his political career in 1970 when he became a member of the NSW upper house, the NSW Legislative Council. Three years afterwards, he moved to the lower house seat of Bass Hill and challenged Pat Hills for the state leadership of the ALP (which Hills had held since 1968). With support from right-wing powerbroker John Ducker and his left-wing running mate Jack Ferguson, Wran won the leadership contest by just one vote. The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ... Patrcick Pat Hills (1917-1992) was the Deputy Premier of New South Wales in 1964 and 1965. ... Jack Ferguson is a young Britsh actor who plays Thomas King in the TV soap Emmerdale. ...

In May 1976, six months after Gough Whitlam's federal ALP government's dismissal, Wran became NSW premier with a one-seat majority, defeating the Liberals' Sir Eric Willis. In 1978, campaigning with the slogan 'Wran's our Man', his government was returned with a 'Wranslide' election victory. It was the largest primary vote of any party in a century; and the Opposition Leader on that occasion, Peter Coleman, lost his seat. In 1981, Wran won a second 'Wranslide', earning for Labor its largest proportion of seats in Parliament. His fourth victory in 1984 (though much smaller than the previous two) still produced a larger majority than any of the victories won by the Liberals' Sir Robert Askin in the 1960s and 1970s. Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC (born 11 July 1916), known as Gough Whitlam (, pronounced Goff), is an Australian former politician and 21st Prime Minister of Australia. ... Eric Archibald Willis (Born Murwillumbah, January 15, 1922; Died Sydney, May 10, 1999) was Premier of New South Wales, Australia from January 23, 1976 to May 14, 1976. ... This article is about the Australian politician. ... The Honourable Sir Robert William Askin, GCMG, (Born Sydney, April 4, 1907; Died September 9, 1981. ...

Wran was also very popular, at one stage rating over 80 per cent approval in opinion polls. He was often talked about as a national political leader and rated highly in national polls as an alternative Labor Leader to Bill Hayden. He featured in Hayden's 1980 Federal election campaign, along with Bob Hawke. William George Hayden AC (born 23 January 1933), Australian politician and 21st Governor-General of Australia, was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of an American-born sailor of Irish descent. ... Robert James Lee (Bob) Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929) was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia after previously being an Australian trade union leader. ...

Wran was a Labor premier at a time when most Australian governments were held by conservative coalitions. During Wran's 10 years as Premier of New South Wales, the government embarked on a program of reform and change. Priorities were public transport, the environment, consumer protection and job creation. He also achieved significant electoral institutional reform such as a democratic Legislative Council, four year terms, public funding and disclosure laws and a pecuniary interests register for members of parliament. He also undertook the state's largest capital works program and refurbished many iconic places in Sydney. His government also built the modern-day Darling Harbour precinct. Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ... The Coalition in Australian politics refers to the grouping of two political parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922, with only brief breaks (e. ... Darling Harbour is a large recreational pedestrian precinct situated on the western edge of central Sydney, Australia. ...

In 1983, Wran faced the Street Royal Commission over claims by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) current affairs show Four Corners that he had tried to influence the magistracy over the 1977 committal of Kevin Humphries, who had been charged with misappropriation of funds. His Corrective Services Minister, Rex Jackson, was jailed in 1987 for accepting bribes for the early release of prisoners. In states that are Commonwealth Realms a Royal Commission is a major government public inquiry into an issue. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... 4 Corners redirects here. ... Rex Jackson was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ...

Wran resigned from the Parliament of New South Wales on 4 July 1986 after continuously holding office longer than any other Premier in the history of NSW until that time. Bob Carr has since broken that record. Henry Parkes served longer than Wran in total, serving five terms between 1872 and 1891. The Parliament of New South Wales consists of the Governor of New South Wales, the New South Wales Legislative Council and the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... For other persons named Bob Carr, see Bob Carr (disambiguation). ... Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG (27 May 1815 – 27 April 1896) was an Australian politician, also called the Father of Federation. ...

Wran has since raised his voice for the Australian Republican Movement. The Australian Republican Movement was founded in July 1991. ...

Personal

In July 2006, Wran announced that he had separated from his wife of almost 30 years, Jill Hickson. [1] He has four children: two with Jill Hickson—Harriet, born in 1988, and Hugo, born in 1990—and two from a previous marriage.

Notes

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References

• Troy Bramston (ed.) The Wran Era, Federation Press, Sydney, 2006.

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