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Lyn Breuer
Lynette Ruth Breuer OAM (née Raymond, born 28 March 1951) is a former Australian politician. She represented the electoral district of Giles in the South Australian House of Assembly for the Labor Party from 1997 to 2014. She was the first female Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly from 2010 to 2013. She is also a former Councillor and Mayor of the City of Whyalla.
Breuer was born Lynette Ruth Raymond on 28 March 1951 in Whyalla, in South Australia's mid-north. Her father, Keith Raymond and mother, Ruth Stephens, were originally from Kadina, but following their marriage on 24 April 1943 at the Victoria Square Methodist Church, they moved to Whyalla. She has one younger brother, Gary.
Her parents' families were of Cornish mining heritage. Breuer recalls, as a child, sitting at the family dining room table listening to her father, his brothers, Ken and Douglas, and her Grandfather, Ray, regularly talking about politics, particularly Labor Party politics. Bruer credits her father for shaping her political ideology and instilling in her a "great sense of social justice" from a very early age.
In 1971, she married James Breuer; however, the marriage did not last. They had two children, Timothy and Kate. Her son, Tim, is also a former Whyalla City Councillor (2018-2018).
In 1978, Breuer was appointed as a Clerk for the Commonwealth Employment Service. Later, prior to entering politics, Breuer worked as a Vocational Education and Women's Studies lecturer at the Spencer Institute of TAFE in Whyalla.
Between 1991 and 1997, Breuer was elected as a Councillor on the Whyalla City Council, and also held the position of Deputy Mayor in 1994. Breuer is cited as assisting with the establishment of a range of services in the Whyalla community.
At the 1997 South Australian state election, Breuer was nominated as the Country Labor Party candidate for the seat of Giles, the state's largest electorate covering over 40,000 km2. Breuer won the 1997 election with 61.4% of the two-party-preferred vote. In addition to winning the seat in 1997, she successfully contested the seat at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 elections.
Breuer retired at the 2014 state election after 16 years in Parliament. She announced her intention to retire in 2013, months after losing her position as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly; the media speculated that her retirement was related to losing her position; however, Breuer stated that when she was first elected in 1997, she thought she would "probably do about four terms". She was replaced as the Member for Giles by her long-time staffer and Whyalla City Councillor Eddie Hughes. Breuer was granted the title The Honourable for life following her service as Speaker.
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Lyn Breuer
Lynette Ruth Breuer OAM (née Raymond, born 28 March 1951) is a former Australian politician. She represented the electoral district of Giles in the South Australian House of Assembly for the Labor Party from 1997 to 2014. She was the first female Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly from 2010 to 2013. She is also a former Councillor and Mayor of the City of Whyalla.
Breuer was born Lynette Ruth Raymond on 28 March 1951 in Whyalla, in South Australia's mid-north. Her father, Keith Raymond and mother, Ruth Stephens, were originally from Kadina, but following their marriage on 24 April 1943 at the Victoria Square Methodist Church, they moved to Whyalla. She has one younger brother, Gary.
Her parents' families were of Cornish mining heritage. Breuer recalls, as a child, sitting at the family dining room table listening to her father, his brothers, Ken and Douglas, and her Grandfather, Ray, regularly talking about politics, particularly Labor Party politics. Bruer credits her father for shaping her political ideology and instilling in her a "great sense of social justice" from a very early age.
In 1971, she married James Breuer; however, the marriage did not last. They had two children, Timothy and Kate. Her son, Tim, is also a former Whyalla City Councillor (2018-2018).
In 1978, Breuer was appointed as a Clerk for the Commonwealth Employment Service. Later, prior to entering politics, Breuer worked as a Vocational Education and Women's Studies lecturer at the Spencer Institute of TAFE in Whyalla.
Between 1991 and 1997, Breuer was elected as a Councillor on the Whyalla City Council, and also held the position of Deputy Mayor in 1994. Breuer is cited as assisting with the establishment of a range of services in the Whyalla community.
At the 1997 South Australian state election, Breuer was nominated as the Country Labor Party candidate for the seat of Giles, the state's largest electorate covering over 40,000 km2. Breuer won the 1997 election with 61.4% of the two-party-preferred vote. In addition to winning the seat in 1997, she successfully contested the seat at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 elections.
Breuer retired at the 2014 state election after 16 years in Parliament. She announced her intention to retire in 2013, months after losing her position as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly; the media speculated that her retirement was related to losing her position; however, Breuer stated that when she was first elected in 1997, she thought she would "probably do about four terms". She was replaced as the Member for Giles by her long-time staffer and Whyalla City Councillor Eddie Hughes. Breuer was granted the title The Honourable for life following her service as Speaker.