| Mitch Williams | |
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| Deputy Leader of the South Australian Opposition | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 6 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Martin Hamilton-Smith |
| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Mackillop |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 11 October 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Dale Baker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1953 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Michael Richard "Mitch" Williams (born 27 June 1953) is a South Australian Liberal politician and farmer.[1] He is currently the deputy opposition leader in the South Australian parliament. He resigned from the Liberal Party and was elected to the safe Liberal seat of MacKillop in the state's south east at the 1997 election as an independent, but re-joined the Liberal Party in 1999. He was re-elected in MacKillop as a Liberal at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 elections.
Williams was a member of the Liberal Party when he resigned in 1997 to run against Dale Baker as an independent. Williams took advantage of a public backlash against Mr Baker who was accused of impropriety over a forestry land deal. At the 1997 election Williams halved Mr Baker's primary vote and subsequently won the seat.[2]
Williams rejoined the Liberal Party in December 1999. He was safely re-elected in MacKillop at the 2002 and 2006 elections.
Williams was elected unopposed as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in South Australia on 6 April 2010.[3]
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Martin Hamilton-Smith |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in South Australia 2010–present |
Incumbent |
| Parliament of South Australia | ||
| Preceded by Dale Baker |
Member for MacKillop 1997–present |
Incumbent |