Ray Hanrahan
Raymond Allan "Ray" Hanrahan (born 25 August 1952) is a former Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Flynn in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 1988.[1] He was Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from March 1987 to April 1988.[2]
He was a minister in the Tuxworth and Hatton governments, serving as Minister for Health (1985-1986), Minister for Youth, Sport, Recreation and Ethnic Affairs (1985-1986), Minister for Business, Technology and Communications (1986-1987), Minister for Tourism (1986-1988), Minister for Lands and Housing (1987), Minister for Conservation (1987) and Minister for Education (1987-1988).[3]
He resigned suddenly as Deputy Chief Minister and from Cabinet on 5 April 1988, stating that he was "wrestling with a certain problem" in his personal life, later revealed to be an extramarital affair.[2][4] He subsequently resigned from the Country Liberal Party and then resigned from parliament altogether in August 1988.[5] The subsequent by-election saw the CLP lose the safe seat to Northern Territory Nationals candidate Enzo Floreani.[6]
Hanrahan was a Town of Alice Springs alderman before entering territory politics.[7]
References
- ^ Green, Antony (2005). "Brennan". 2005 Northern Territory Election. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Deputy quits over 'a certain problem'". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 April 1988. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Northern Territory Government Ministries (CLP) 1974 to 2001" (PDF). Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Birds of a feather". Northern Territory News. 13 January 2008.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Perron set to be NT Chief Minister". Australian Financial Review. 13 July 1988.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Labor's best chance to topple Perron". BRW. 25 May 1990.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Fourth Council 1980-1984". Alice Springs Town Council. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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