Geoff Virgo

Geoffrey Thomas Virgo (9 November 1918 – 5 January 2001) was an Australian politician.

[1] From 2 March 1968 to 29 May 1970 he represented the electoral district of Edwardstown in the South Australian House of Assembly as a member of the Labor Party.

Virgo was the Minister of Roads and Transport from 2 June 1970 until 19 April 1973.

He was responsible for the founding of Rundle Mall, and opened it with Premier Dunstan on 1 September 1976.

His Labor Party colleague, John Trainer, succeed in replacing him as the elected member for Ascot Park[2] – although the Liberal Party managed to form a majority government.