Norman Lacy

Norman Lacy

Norman Henry Lacy, Australian politician, is a former Victorian Government Minister from May 1979 to April 1982 who grew up in Richmond, Victoria and three times represented his state at national under age basketball championships. He completed university degrees in theology, sociology and management science and had a diverse career that included periods as an apprenticed plumber, an Anglican priest, a liberal parliamentarian, a management educator and an information technology industry executive. He has been President of Independent Contractors Australia since October 2008.

As Minister for the Arts from 1979-82 he was responsible for the construction of the Victorian Arts Centre (and the design of its management structure), the establishment of the Australian Children's Television Foundation, the creation of Film Victoria and the reconstitution of the Victorian College of the Arts. As Assistant Minister of Education and Minister of Educational Services from 1979-82 he was responsible for reforming the administration of the Education Department of Victoria; for establishing the Special Assistance Program to address illiteracy and innumeracy in primary schools; for introducing a reformed Health and Human Relations Education curriculum and compulsory Physical Education in government schools.