The Honourable '''Neville Kenneth Wran''' AC, QC, (born October_11, 1926) was the Premier_of_New_South_Wales in 1976 until 1986. He was National President of the Australian_Labor_Party from 1980 to 1986 and chairman of the Lionel_Murphy Foundation, and the Commonwealth_Scientific_and_Industrial_Research_Organisation (CSIRO) from 1986 to 1991.
Wran was educated at Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain, Fort St Boys' High and the University_of_Sydney he was admitted as a solicitor in 1951, called to the Bar in 1957, and became Queen's_Counsel in 1960.
Wran was a Labor premier at a time when most Australian governments were held by Conservative coalitions. During Wran's 10 years as Premier of New South Wales, the government embarked on a program of reform and change. Priorities were public transport, the Environment, consumer protection and job creation.
In 1983, Wran faced the Street Royal_Commission over claims by the ABC current affairs show ''Four Corners'' which claimed he had tried to influence the magistracy over the 1977 commital of Kevin Humphries who had been charged with misappropriation of funds, and his Corrective Services minister, Rex Jackson, was jailed in 1987 for accepting bribes for the early release of prisoners.
Wran resigned from the New_South_Wales Parliament on 4_July 1986 after continuously holding office longer than any other Premier in the history of NSW government, although Bob_Carr has since broken that record, and Henry_Parkes served longer, serving five terms between 1872 and 1891.
Wran has since raised his voice for the Australian_Republican_Movement.
== See also ==
*Parliaments_of_the_Australian_states_and_territories
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Wran, Neville