Neville Laurence Oliver (born 11 November 1944) is a former Australian politician. Before entering politics, he was an ABC sports commentator. On 22 April 2002, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member representing Franklin in a recount following the resignation of Fran Bladel. Oliver represented the Australian Labor Party. He was defeated for re-election on 30 July that year.[1]