The Australian Women's Register

Summary

The Hon. Diana Laidlaw was a Member of the South Australia Legislative Council for over 20 years. During that time she was Minister for Transport (1995-1997); Transport and Urban Planning (1997-2002); The Arts (1993-2002); the Status of Women (1993-2002). Prior to entering Parliament Laidlaw was an assistant to both a State Minister and Federal Parliamentarians.

Events

• 1979 - 1982

  Assistant to State Minister

• 1975 - 1979

  Assistant to Federal Parliamentarians

• 1973

  Position with Potters Partners

• 1997

  Member of the Chartered Institute of Transport Australia Inc.

• 1988

  Delegation Leader of the Australian Political Exchange Programme to China

• 1984

  Member of the South Australian Board for the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Trust for Young Australians

• 1986 - 1991

  National Director of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Trust for Young Australians

• 1986 - 1990

  Senior Vice-President of the Commonwealth Club (Adelaide)

• 1982 - 1986

  South Australian representative to the Australia Fund

• 1986

  Participant at His Royal Highness Duke of Edinburgh Sixth Commonwealth Study Conference

• 1985

  Vice-president of Sturt Football Club

• 1997

  Patron of the Food and Wine Writers Festival

• 1994

  Patron of the Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management

• 1994

  Patron of the Independent Theatre Inc.

• 1994

  Patron of the Surf Life Saving Club of South Australia

• 1994

  Patron of the South Australian Society of Model and Experimental Engineers

• 1994

  Patron of the Victor Harbor Horse and Tram Society

• 1982 - 2003

  Liberal Member of the South Australian Legislative Council

• 1997 - 2002

  South Australian Minister for Transport and Urban Planning

• 1993 - 2002

  South Australian Minister for The Arts

• 1993 - 2002

  South Australian Minister for the Status of Women

• 1993 - 1997

  South Australian Minister for Transport

• 1992 - 1993

  South Australian Shadow Minister for Transport, Marine, Arts and Cultural Heritage, Status of Women and Local Government

• 1986 - 1993

  South Australian Shadow Minister for Tourism

• 1991

  Patron of the Handknitters Guild of South Australia