John Hannaford

Who is John Hannaford?

John Planta Hannaford is a former Australian politician. Born in Goulburn, the son of William Henry Planta and Amy Frances Hannaford, he became a lawyer, having studied at the Australian National University in Canberra. He commenced legal articles in 1971. On 6 April 1974 he married Denise Lorraine Thorburn, with whom he had a daughter and two sons.

Hannaford was a member of the Liberal Party, having held many positions including Regional President, State Executive member, Chairman of State Convention and Chairman of the Constitution Standing Committee. In 1984, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council. In 1990 he was appointed Minister for State Development, moving to Health and Community Services in 1991 and Attorney General and Industrial Relations in 1992. Later that year, he was also appointed Vice-President of the Executive Council. In 1993 he moved from Industrial Relations to Justice. He was Leader of the House for one day on 22 October 1992, and was leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council following the Labor Party's win at the 1995 state election. Hannaford resigned in 2000 and was replaced by Greg Pearce.