Philip Tyler
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
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Philip Brian Tyler (born 22 February 1954){{Cite web |last= |date=2023-02-20 |title=Phil Tyler - Member for Fisher 1985-1989 (07/12/85 to 25/11/89) (GA424) |url=https://catalogue.archives.sa.gov.au/agency?id=GA424 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241108041017/https://catalogue.archives.sa.gov.au/agency?id=GA424 |archive-date=2024-11-08 |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=State Records of South Australia |language=en}} was a politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Fisher for the Labor Party from 1985 to 1989.{{Cite SA-parl|pid=2571|name=Philip (Phil) Brian Tyler|former=yes|access-date=18 December 2022}}
Early life
Tyler moved to South Australia in 1966 and attended both Forbes Primary School and Mitchell Park Boys Technical High School. After his schooling, he undertook a Horological Apprenticeship, which was completed in 1973. Tyler originally wanted to pursue a career in sports, however, politics became his main objective following a motorcycle accident in 1978 and he formally entered politics in 1979.{{Cite news |last=Papuc |first=Andreea |date=1989-12-13 |title=Phil Tyler to bounce back after tumble |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/279396325 |access-date=2024-11-25 |work=The Hills Messenger |pages=3 |via=Trove}}
Political career
He became a member of the Labor Party after the Whitlam Government was sacked in 1975, which began his political career,{{Cite news |date=1984-06-13 |title=Phil to fight for Fisher |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/279208923 |access-date=2024-11-25 |work=The Hills Messenger |pages=5 |via=Trove}} though he did not officially enter politics until 1979. From 1975 to 1982, he was a technician with the Adelaide City Council and between 1982 and 1985 he was the Ministerial Advisor to Gavin Keneally.
He was pre-selected for the seat of Fisher in 1983, being elected on 7 December 1985 and was defeated on 25 November 1989. His successor was Liberal candidate Bob Such.
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Category:Members of the South Australian House of Assembly
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of South Australia