| The Honourable Pat Hills AO |
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| 6th Deputy Premier of New South Wales | |
| In office 30 April 1964 – 13 May 1965 |
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| Premier | Jack Renshaw |
| Preceded by | Jack Renshaw |
| Succeeded by | Charles Cutler |
| Constituency | Elizabeth |
| Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales | |
| In office 2 December 1968 – 17 November 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Renshaw |
| Succeeded by | Neville Wran |
| 70th Lord Mayor of Sydney | |
| In office 1953–1956 |
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| Preceded by | Ernest Charles O'Dea |
| Succeeded by | Harry Jensen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1917 Sydney, Australia |
| Died | 22 April 1992 (aged 74) Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Patrick Darcy 'Pat' Hills AO (31 December 1917 - 22 April 1992) was a New South Wales politician. He served in various high offices across the state most notably the Deputy Premier of New South Wales, Leader of the Opposition and as the Lord Mayor of Sydney.
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Hills was born in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills. He was educated at Marist Brothers High School, Darlinghurst and was apprenticed as an electrical engineer.
He was an alderman on Sydney City Council from 1948 to 1956 and Lord Mayor of Sydney from 1953 to 1956, when only in his thirties.
Hills was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Phillip in 1954, representing the Australian Labor Party; he held the seat till its abolition in 1981. Then, until 1988, he served as member for Elizabeth.
He was Minister for Local Government in the cabinet of Premier Robert Heffron (1959-1964), and Deputy Premier under Heffron's successor Jack Renshaw. Following Renshaw's departure from the Labor leadership, Hills was the State Opposition Leader from 1968 to 1973; at the 1971 and 1973 state elections he was narrowly defeated by the Liberal Premier, Sir Robert Askin.
During his long Parliamentary service of 34 years, the Hon Pat Hills served terms as Deputy Premier and as Minister in a number of portfolios including Local Government, Highways, Mines, Energy, Industrial Relations, Technology, Roads and Employment. In opposition he served as Deputy Leader for 3 years and Leader for 5 years.
His many notable initiatives and achievements as a Minister include the Sydney to Newcastle Highway, the construction of the Gladesville Bridge and establishment of the State Planning Authority now known as the NSW Department of Planning. One of his major achievements was the building of the Eraring and Bayswater power stations.
He served as a member of the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sports Ground Trust from July 1961, to December 1989, and was Chairman of the Trust during its significant expansion period from 1977 to 1989.
Hills was the only parliamentary leader of the New South Wales Labor Party not to have been premier since World War II. He died in Sydney.
Hills was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1988. [1]
The suburb of Hillsdale, New South Wales is named after Hills.
| Civic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ernest Charles O'Dea |
Lord Mayor of Sydney 1953-1956 |
Succeeded by Harry Jensen |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Jack Renshaw |
Deputy Premier of New South Wales 1964 - 1965 |
Succeeded by Charles Cutler |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Jack Renshaw |
Leader of the Australian Labor Party in New South Wales 1968 – 1973 |
Succeeded by Neville Wran |