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Place of Birth: Richmond, Victoria, Australia
About Norman Lacy
- Norman Henry Lacy, Australian politician, is a former Victorian Government Minister from May 1979 to April 1982 who grew up in Richmond, Victoria and three times represented his state at national under age basketball championships.
- He completed university degrees in theology, sociology and management science and had a diverse career that included periods as an apprenticed plumber, an Anglican priest, a liberal parliamentarian, a management educator and an information technology industry executive.
- He was President of Self Employed Australia (formerly Independent Contractors Australia) from 2008 until 2018.
- He is retired and lives in Wye River, Victoria. As Minister for the Arts from 1979-82 he was responsible for the construction of the Victorian Arts Centre (and the design of its management structure); the establishment of the Australian Children's Television Foundation; the creation of Film Victoria and the reconstitution of the Victorian College of the Arts.
- As Assistant Minister of Education and Minister for Educational Services from 1979-82 he was responsible for reforming the administration of the Education Department of Victoria; for establishing the Special Assistance Program to address illiteracy and innumeracy by training and appointing an additional 1,000 Special Assistance Resource Teachers to primary schools; for introducing a reformed Health and Human Relations Education curriculum and compulsory Physical Education in government schools.[1]
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