Keith Russack
Edwin Keith Russack known as Keith Russack, was a politician in the State of South Australia.
History
Russack was born at Kadina, South Australia, the youngest son of Alfred Hermann Russack and his wife Rosa A. Russack, née Symons, who married in 1907. A. H. Russack was a jeweller who served his apprenticeship with J. M. Wendt, and Keith trained as a watchmaker and was employed at his father's business in Kadina. He enlisted with the 2nd AIF early in 1940 and saw action in South-east Asia. He maintained his involvement with the military, and in 1952 was Captain of C Company 27th Infantry Battalion.By 1953 he had two jewellery and gift stores in Kadina.
He was in September 1970 elected as a Liberal [Party of Australia (South Australian Division)|Liberal] candidate for a Midland district seat in the Legislative Council made vacant by the death of Colin Rowe. In 1973 he won the seat of Gouger in the House of Assembly, succeeding Steele Hall. At the 1977 elections the seat of Gouger had been abolished, and Russack was not preselected for any seat, so stood as an Independent Liberal for Goyder, which he won, and subsequently rejoined the Liberal Party, holding the seat until 1982, when he retired, to be succeeded by John Meier.