Philip Brian Tyler (born 22 February 1954) was a politician who represented the

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seat of Fisher for the Labor Party from 1985 to 1989.

Early life

Tyler moved to

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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.

Political career

He became a member of the Labor Party after the

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was sacked in 1975, which began his political career, 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 Robert Bruce Such (2 June 1944 – 11 October 2014) was a South Australian politician. He was the member for the seat of Fisher in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1989 until his death in 2014. He defeated Labor MP Philip Tyler at ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tyler, Philip Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of South Australia Place of birth missing (living people) 1954 births