Search
Menu
Home
Sources
About
Contacts
Michael Wilson (Australian politician)
Michael Minell
Wilson
is a former South
Australian politician
and
MP
in the
House of Assembly
from 1977 to 1985 for the
Liberal Party
,
representing
the
Electoral district of Torrens
. He oversaw the
construction
of the
Adelaide
O-Bahn Busway
whilst in office as
Transport Minister
.
He was the second candidate on the
Liberal Movement
Senate ticket
in
South Australia
at the
1975 federal election
.
In the
2005 Queen's Birthday Honours
Wilson was appointed a
Member of the Order of Australia
for "service to the community, particularly through the
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
, and to
the South
Australian
Parliament".