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Joan Kirner
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42nd Premier of Victoria Elections: 1992 |
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In office 10 August 1990 – 6 October 1992 |
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Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor | Davis McCaughey Richard McGarvie |
Deputy | Jim Kennan |
Preceded by | John Cain Jr. |
Succeeded by | Jeff Kennett |
21st Deputy Premier of Victoria | |
In office 7 February 1989 – 10 August 1990 |
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Premier | John Cain (junior) |
Preceded by | Robert Fordham |
Succeeded by | Jim Kennan |
Leader of the Opposition of Victoria | |
In office 6 October 1992 – March 1993 |
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Deputy | Jim Kennan |
Preceded by | Jeff Kennett |
Succeeded by | Jim Kennan |
Member of the Victorian Parliament for Williamstown |
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In office 1 October 1988 – 27 May 1994 |
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Preceded by | Gordon Stirling |
Succeeded by | Steve Bracks |
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Melbourne West | |
In office 3 April 1982 – 30 September 1988 |
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Preceded by | Herbert "Bon" Thomas |
Succeeded by | Licia Kokocinski |
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Joan Elizabeth Hood
20 June 1938 Essendon, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 1 June 2015 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
(aged 76)
Political party | Labor Party |
Spouse(s) | Ronald George Kirner |
Children | Michael, Kate, and David |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Profession | Teacher |
Joan Elizabeth Kirner AC (née Hood; 20 June 1938 – 1 June 2015) was an Australian politician, educator and activist. She was a Labor Party member of the Parliament of Victoria from 1982 to 1994. She was the 42nd Premier of Victoria, serving from 10 August 1990 until 6 October 1992. She was also the 21st Deputy Premier of Victoria from 7 February 1989 until 10 August 1990, and Leader of the Opposition of Victoria from 6 October 1992 until March 1993.
Kirner was born in Essendon, Melbourne. She was married to Ronald George Kirner and had three children.
Kirner died from oesophageal cancer on 1 June 2015 in Melbourne, aged 76.

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