Ron Roberts

Ronald Roy Roberts (born 1944) is an Australian former politician. He was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council representing the Labor Party from 1989 to 2006. He served as President of the Council from 2002 to 2006.

Early life Roberts was born in Port Pirie, in South Australia's mid-north in 1944 to a working-class family. He was educated at the local school and began working at the Port Pirie Smelter.

Roberts' interest in politics and the trade union movement began during his third year apprenticeship at the Port Pirie Smelter, when he began attending union meetings "to see what really went on there".

Roberts retired from Parliament at the 2006 South Australian state election, with his final day of presiding over the Legislative Council being on 1 December 2005.