Peter Lewis (politician)

Peter Lewis
Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
In office
5 March 2002  4 April 2005
Preceded byJohn Oswald
Succeeded byBob Such
Member of the South Australian Parliament
for Hammond
In office
11 October 1997  17 March 2006
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byAdrian Pederick
Member of the South Australian Parliament
for Ridley
In office
11 December 1993  10 October 1997
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Member of the South Australian Parliament
for Murray-Mallee
In office
7 December 1985  10 December 1993
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Member of the South Australian Parliament
for Mallee
In office
15 September 1979  6 December 1985
Preceded byBill Nankivell
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
MajorityDistrict created
Personal details
Born
Ivan Peter Lewis

(1942-01-01)1 January 1942
Gumeracha, South Australia
Died25 September 2017(2017-09-25) (aged 75)
Sydney, Australia
Political partyLiberal (1979–2000)
Independent (2000–2006)
SpouseKerry Lewis
RelationsClifton Lewis (sibling), Keith Lewis (sibling), Milton Lewis (sibling),
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide
OccupationManagement Consultant

Ivan Peter Lewis (1 January 1942 – 26 September 2017) was an Australian politician. Lewis was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1979 and 2006 in the electorates of Hammond, Ridley, Murray-Mallee and Mallee. From 1979 he was in the House as a Liberal member, however he was expelled from the Liberals in 2000. He was re-elected as an independent, serving until 2006. His decision to serve as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly for a Labor government resulted in Mike Rann becoming Premier of South Australia from the 2002 election. His death was reported on 28 September 2017 to have been earlier in the week, in Sydney.