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Neville Wran
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Wran in 2010
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| 35th Premier of New South Wales Elections: 1976, 1978, 1981, 1984 |
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| In office 14 May 1976 – 4 July 1986 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Sir Roden Cutler (1976–81) Sir James Rowland (1981–86) |
| Deputy | Jack Ferguson (1976–84) Ron Mulock (1984–86) |
| Preceded by | Sir Eric Willis |
| Succeeded by | Barrie Unsworth |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Bass Hill |
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| In office 17 November 1973 – 4 July 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Clarrie Earl |
| Succeeded by | Michael Owen |
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Neville Kenneth Wran
11 October 1926 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 20 April 2014 (aged 87) Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marcia Oliver (m. 1946–76; divorced) Jill Hickson (m. 1976–2014; his death) |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Nickname(s) | Nifty |
Neville Kenneth Wran, AC, CNZM, QC (11 October 1926 – 20 April 2014) was an Australian politician and lawyer. He was served as the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 until 1986. He was National President of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1980 to 1986. He was also Chairman of both the Lionel Murphy Foundation and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) from 1986 to 1991.
Wran was born in Paddington, New South Wales and was educated in Balmain. He was married twice and had five children.
Wran died from dementia on 20 April 2014 in Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales. He was 87.
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Wran's childhood home in the Sydney suburb of Balmain