Michael John Wright (born 3 May 1956) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the

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seat of

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from 1997 to 2014. Wright has a Bachelor of Education, and held ministry positions in the Rann cabinet from 2002 to 2011. Prior to entering parliament, Wright was involved with the

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from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s. He is the son of former

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Jack Wright. Wright did not recontest his seat at the 2014 election.Ministers Paul Holloway and Michael Wright step down: The Advertiser 6 February 2011
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Michael Members of the South Australian House of Assembly 1956 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of South Australia 21st-century Australian politicians