Chris Hurford

Christopher John Hurford AO (30 July 1931 – 15 November 2020) was a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives seat of Adelaide from 1969 to 1987.

He played a key role in the development of Australia's skills-oriented immigration policy, and founded the ALP Labor Unity faction in SA.

[2] After studying at the London School of Economics, Hurford worked in accountancy before entering federal parliament in 1969, representing the Division of Adelaide, South Australia.

[4] He argued that such a system would benefit Australia economically by improving the country's level of human capital, and reducing the demographic ageing of the population.

As a Catholic, Hurford won support from the socially conservative leadership of the Shop Distributive and Allied Trades Union in forming the faction.

Opening of the Chris Hurford exhibition at the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Library in 2011.