About Phil Tyler
Phil Tyler was an Australian politician.
Philip Brian Tyler (born 22 February 1954) was a politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Fisher for the Labor Party from 1985 to 1989.
Early life Tyler moved to South Australia in 1966 and attended both Forbes Primary School and Mitchell Park Boys Technical High School.
Political career He became a member of the Labor Party after the Whitlam Government was sacked in 1975, though he did not officially enter politics until 1979. From 1975 to 1982, he was a technician with the Adelaide City Council and between 1982 and 1985 he was the Ministerial Advisor to Gavin Keneally.
He was pre-selected for the seat of Fisher in 1983, being elected on 7 December 1985 and was defeated on 25 November 1989. His successor was Liberal candidate Bob Such.
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