Greg Crafter

Gregory John Crafter AO GCSG (born 16 September 1944) is a former South Australian Labor Party politician. He was the member for Norwood from 1979 to 1993, with a short break from September 1979 to February 1980.^[1][2][3]

Greg Crafter
Minister of Education
In office 18 December 1985 – 1 October 1992
Premier	John Bannon Lynn Arnold
Preceded by	Lynn Arnold
Succeeded by	Susan Lenehan
Minister of Housing, Urban Development and Local Government Relations
In office 1 October 1992 – 14 December 1993
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
In office 10 November 1982 – 20 April 1989
Minister of Community Welfare
In office 10 November 1982 – 18 December 1985
Member for Norwood
In office 16 February 1980 – 11 December 1993
Preceded by	Frank Webster
Succeeded by	John Cummins
In office 10 March 1979 – 18 September 1979
Preceded by	Don Dunstan
Succeeded by	Frank Webster
Personal details
Born	(1944-09-16) 16 September 1944 (age 80)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse	Rae Hurley ​ (m. 1973)​
Profession	Lawyer
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia

Crafter was elected in a March 1979 by-election triggered by the abrupt resignation of Premier Don Dunstan, the member for Norwood since 1953. Only six months later, however, he was turned out of office by Liberal Frank Webster as Labor lost government in the September 1979 state election. When the Court of Disputed Returns overturned Webster's win, Crafter contested a February 1980 by-election for his old seat and won. He held the seat until his defeat in 1993.

Crafter held a number of ministerial positions under John Bannon and Lynn Arnold,^[4] including Minister for Education and Minister for Local Government.^[5]

After his parliamentary career, Crafter worked as a registered political lobbyist in South Australia, acting as Greg Crafter Consulting. He also served as National Catholic Education Commission chairman.^[6]