Life Summary - Neville Kenneth Wran - Labour Australia

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Life Summary

Name	Neville Kenneth Wran
Born	11 October, 1926 Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	20 April, 2014 (aged 87) Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	dementia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Murphy, Lionel Keith (friend) Lansbury, Coral Magnolia (friend)
Education *	Nicholson Street Public School (Balmain, Sydney) (student, 1932-1938) Fort Street Boys' High School (Sydney) (student, 1939-1943) University of Sydney (student, 1945-1947)
Occupation or Descriptor *	solicitor (1951-1956) New South Wales, Australia barrister (1957-1970) New South Wales, Australia labour politician (1970-1986) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1970-1973) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1973-1986) New South Wales, Australia premier (1976-1986) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (recipient, 1987) Officer in the Order of the Golden Ark (Netherlands) (recipient, 1987) Companion of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1988) Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (recipient, 2010)
Key Organisations *	Australian Republican Movement (NSW) (member) CSIRO (chair, 1986-1991) Lionel Murphy Foundation (chair, 1986-1991)
Political Activism *	republican ALP (NSW) (politician, 1970) ALP (federal) (president, 1980-1986)
Workplaces *	Parliament of New South Wales (Leg. Council - member, 1970-1973) Parliament of New South Wales (Leg. Assembly - member, 1973-1986) Parliament of New South Wales (Leg. Assembly - premier, 1976-1986)

* Dates are approximate