Legh Davis

Legh Hewitson Davis (born 19 September 1940) is a former Australian politician and past President of the Liberal Party of South Australia. Davis was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in 1979 as a member of the Liberal Party serving until his retirement at the State Election in February 2002. During his parliamentary tenure, Davis held the position of Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council between 1985-89 and acted as the party spokesman across several portfolio areas including, Finance, Arts, Small Business, Housing, Forests, and Ethnic affairs. He has served as the Presiding Member of the Statutory Authorities Review Committee, as Chairman of the State Development Fund, and the Adelaide Festival Centre. In addition to his political career, Davis worked as an investment adviser and later became State Manager of investment firm AC Goode & Co. After retiring from Parliament, Davis served as State Chairman of sharebroker AMRO Morgans and Director of Morgans Adelaide. Davis is a Fellow of the Certified Practising Accountants.