# Thomas Playford

> Sir Thomas Playford was an Australian politician from the state of South Australia. He served as Premier of South Australia and leader of the Liberal and Country League (LCL) from 5 November 1938 to 10 March 1965. Though controversial, it was the longest term of any elected government leader in Australian history. His tenure as premier was marked by a period of population and economic growth unmatched by any other Australian state. He was known for his parochial style in pushing South Australia's interests, and was known for his ability to secure a disproportionate share of federal funding for the state as well as his shameless haranguing of federal leaders. His string of election wins was supported by a system of malapportionment later dubbed the "Playmander".

*Australian politician and fruit grower (1896-1981)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1896-07-05
- **Died:** 1981-06-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #242

## Sources
- [托马斯·普莱福德](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%89%98%E9%A9%AC%E6%96%AF%C2%B7%E6%99%AE%E8%8E%B1%E7%A6%8F%E5%BE%B7)
- [توماس پلايفورد](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%BE%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF)
- [Thomas Playford IV](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Playford_IV)
- [Thomas Playford IV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Playford_IV)
- [توماس پلی‌فورد چهارم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%BE%D9%84%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF_%DA%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85)
- [Thomas Playford (né en 1896)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Playford_(n%C3%A9_en_1896))
- [Thomas Playford IV](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Playford_IV)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q528382)

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