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David Hugh McKee (born 1 May 1919 in Wondai, Queensland, Australia - died 4 May 2005 in Adelaide, South Australia) was an Australian politician who represented the
South Australian House of Assembly The House of Assembly (also known as the lower house) is one of two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia, the other being the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide. Overview The House of Assem ...
seats of
Port Pirie Port Pirie is a small city on the east coast of the Spencer Gulf in South Australia, north of the state capital, Adelaide. Port Pirie is the largest city and the main retail centre of the Mid North region of South Australia. The city has an ex ...
(1959–1970) and Pirie (1970–1975) for the Labor Party. He was Minister of Labour and Industry from 1970 to 1975 under
Don Dunstan Donald Allan Dunstan (21 September 1926 – 6 February 1999) was an Australian politician who served as the 35th premier of South Australia from 1967 to 1968, and again from 1970 to 1979. He was a member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for th ...
. McKee was one of the most progressive politicians of his time, making significant contributions towards "South Australia's pioneering legalisation of abortion and male homosexual acts in 1969 and 1972." Upon his death, Members of Parliament from both the Labor and Liberal parties recalled his strength of character and some of the legendary tales of McKee's time as the Member for Pirie.http://hansardpublic.parliament.sa.gov.au/_layouts/15/Hansard/DownloadHansardFile.ashx?t=historicpdf&d=HANSARD-4-408 McKee was husband to Rhonda, father to Colin and Laneene, grandfather to Penelope and Matthew and great-grandfather to Tabitha, Mitchell and Marley. Dave and Rhonda played a hugely important role in raising their grandchildren after his resignation in 1975, the year his granddaughter was born.


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  Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of South Australia 2005 deaths 1919 births {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub