Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson AO, CMG (15 October 1923 – 16 July 2008) was an Australian politician and army officer who served as the 40th premier of Victoria from 1981 to 1982. He previously served as the 19th deputy premier of Victoria from 1972 to 1981. Thompson was the longest-serving member in Victorian parliamentary history, serving a total of 27 years in the Legislative Council from 1955 to 1970 and the Legislative Assembly from 1970 to 1982. He had held the housing, education, police and treasury portfolios throughout his parliamentary career, and was notable for his actions in the Faraday School kidnapping as education minister. Wikipedia
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