Peter Blacker

{{short description|Australian politician}}

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| name = Peter Blacker

| nationality = Australian

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| term_start = 10 March 1973

| term_end = 11 December 1993

| deputy =

| predecessor = John Carnie

| successor = Liz Penfold

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1941|10|20}}

| birth_place =

| constituency_MP = Flinders

| parliament = South Australian

| party = The Nationals

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Peter Douglas Blacker OAM (born 20 October 1941) is a former Australian politician who represented the seat of Flinders in the South Australian House of Assembly for the Nationals SA from 1973 to 1993.{{Cite SA-parl|pid=2497|name=Peter Douglas Blacker|former=yes|access-date=10 November 2022}} During that time he was the only Nationals member in the South Australian parliament.[http://www.abc.net.au/elections/sa/2006/guide/pastelec.htm Past Elections (House of Assembly)], ABC web site

As of 2017, Blacker is a member of the Country Health SA Local Health Network Health Advisory Council, and a former Chair of the Regional Communities Consultative Council.{{Cite web |title=Country Health SA Local Health Network Health Advisory Council Inc. (Governing Council) |url=http://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/about+us/about+sa+health/reporting+and+advisory+groups/health+advisory+councils/country+health+advisory+councils/country+health+sa+local+health+network+health+advisory+council+inc+-+governing+council |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105070255/http://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/about+us/about+sa+health/reporting+and+advisory+groups/health+advisory+councils/country+health+advisory+councils/country+health+sa+local+health+network+health+advisory+council+inc+-+governing+council |archive-date=2018-01-05 |website=SA Health}}

He was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours List.[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2013613 Australian honours list]

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Category:National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of South Australia

Category:1941 births

Category:Living people

Category:Members of the South Australian House of Assembly

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