Ron Mulock

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Ron Mulock
10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
In office 10 February 1984 – 25 March 1988
Premier	Neville Wran 1984-86 Barrie Unsworth 1986-88
Preceded by	Jack Ferguson
Succeeded by	Wal Murray
Constituency	Nepean 1971-73 Penrith 1973-81 St Marys 1981-88
Personal details
Born	(1930-01-11) 11 January 1930 Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Political party	Australian Labor Party

Ronald Joseph "Ron" Mulock (born 11 January 1930) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

Early years

Mulock was born in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst and was educated at De La Salle College (now Casimir Catholic College), Marrickville and received an LL.B from the University of Sydney in 1957. He practised as a solicitor in Penrith before entering Parliament. He was an alderman at Penrith City Council for six years, including three terms as Mayor.^[1]

Political career

Mulock represented Nepean from 1971 to 1973, Penrith from 1973 to 1981 and St Marys from 1981 until his retiremment in 1988. When the Wran government was elected in May 1976, he became Minister of Justice (until October 1978) and Minister for Services (until February 1977). He was also Minister for Housing from February 1977 to October 1978. He was Minister for Mineral Resources from October 1978 to October 1981 and Minister for Education from October 1981 to 1984. In February 1984, Mulock became Deputy Premier until the defeat of the Unsworth government in March 1988. He was also Minister for Health from 1984 to 1986, Minister for Transport from 1986 to 1987 and Attorney General from 1987 to 1988.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Hon. (Ron) Ronald Joseph Mulock (1930 - )". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 February 2010.

Civic offices
Preceded by William Lesley Chapman	Mayor of Penrith 1968 – 1971	Succeeded by Brian King
Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by Ron Dunbier	Member for Nepean 1971 – 1973	Succeeded by Ron Rofe
New district	Member for Penrith 1973 – 1981	Succeeded by Peter Anderson
New district	Member for St Marys 1981 – 1988	District abolished
Political offices
Preceded by John Maddison	Minister for Justice 1976 – 1978	Succeeded by Frank Walker
Preceded by John Waddy	Minister for Services 1976 – 1977	Succeeded by William Haigh
Preceded by Laurie Ferguson	Minister for Housing 1977 – 1978	Succeeded by Syd Einfeld
Preceded by Paul Landa	Minister for Education 1981 – 1984	Succeeded by Eric Bedford
Preceded by Laurie Brereton	Minister for Health 1984 – 1986	Succeeded by Barrie Unsworth
Preceded by Jack Ferguson	Deputy Premier of New South Wales 1984 – 1988	Succeeded by Wal Murray
Preceded by Terry Sheahan	Attorney General of New South Wales 1987 – 1988	Succeeded by John Dowd

Persondata
Name	Mulock, Ronald Joseph
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	11 January 1930
Place of birth	Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Date of death	Living person
Place of death

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