John Bannon
John Charles Bannon AO (born 7 May 1943) is a former Australian politician. He was the 39th Premier of South Australia, leading the Labor Party to government at the 1982 election. The Bannon Labor government was re-elected at the 1985 election and the 1989 election. As a result of the State Bank collapse, Bannon resigned as Premier and Labor leader in 1992, and from politics in 1993.
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