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James Desmond Des Corcoran AO (8 November 1928 – 3 January 2004) was an Australian politician. He was the 37th Premier of South Australia serving between 15 February 1979 and 18 September 1979. Born in Millicent South Australia Corcoran joined the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in 1941. He enlisted in the Australian Army and fought in the Korean War (where he was mentioned in dispatches) as well as serving in Japan Malaya and New Guinea.

active years end date
1979-09-18
active years start date
1979-02-15
birth date
1928-11-08
birth place
South Australia, Millicent South Australia
death date
2004-01-03
death place
Adelaide, South Australia
order in office
37th Premier of South Australia, Elections: 1979
party
Australian Labor Party
successor
David Tonkin

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