John Bannon

The Honourable Dr John Bannon AO
Bannon in 2007
39th Premier of South Australia
In office 10 November 1982 – 4 September 1992
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir Donald Dunstan Dame Roma Mitchell
Deputy	John Wright (1982–1985) Don Hopgood (1985–1992)
Preceded by	David Tonkin
Succeeded by	Lynn Arnold
Leader of the Opposition in South Australia
In office 2 October 1979 – 10 November 1982
Premier	David Tonkin
Deputy	Jack Wright
Preceded by	Des Corcoran
Succeeded by	John Olsen
President of the Australian Labor Party
In office 7 April 1988 – 25 June 1991
Preceded by	Mick Young
Succeeded by	Stephen Loosley
Leader of the South Australian Labor Party
In office 2 October 1979 – 4 September 1992
Deputy	Jack Wright Dr Don Hopgood
Preceded by	Des Corcoran
Succeeded by	Lynn Arnold
Treasurer of South Australia
In office 10 November 1982 – 4 September 1992
Premier	John Bannon
Preceded by	David Tonkin
Succeeded by	Frank Blevins
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Ross Smith
In office 17 September 1977 – 10 December 1993
Preceded by	Jack Jennings
Succeeded by	Ralph Clarke
Personal details
Born	John Charles Bannon (1943-05-07)7 May 1943 Bendigo, Victoria
Died	13 December 2015(2015-12-13) (aged 72) Adelaide, South Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party (SA)
Alma mater	University of Adelaide (BA, LLB) Flinders University (PhD)

John Charles Bannon AO (7 May 1943 – 13 December 2015) was an Australian politician and academic. He was the 39th Premier of South Australia, leading the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party from a single term in opposition back to government at the 1982 election.

At the 1985 election Bannon's government was re-elected with an increased majority, but it was reduced to minority government status at the 1989 election. In 1992 Bannon became Labor's longest-serving and South Australia's second longest-serving Premier. As a result of the State Bank collapse, he resigned as Premier in 1992, and from parliament at the 1993 election landslide. He was also an academic and the Head of St Mark's College.