| Honorific suffix | AM |
|---|---|
| Office | Minister of Transport |
| Premier | Don Dunstan Des Corcoran |
| Term start | 2 June 1970 |
| Term end | 18 September 1979 |
| Predecessor | Murray Hill |
| Successor | Michael Wilson |
| Office 2 | Minister of Marine |
| Premier 2 | Des Corcoran |
| Term start 2 | 15 March 1979 |
| Term end 2 | 18 September 1979 |
| Predecessor 2 | Des Corcoran |
| Successor 2 | Allan Rodda |
| Office 3 | Minister of Local Government |
| Premier 3 | Don Dunstan |
| Term start 3 | 2 June 1970 |
| Term end 3 | 15 March 1979 |
| Predecessor 3 | Murray Hill |
| Office 4 | Member of Parliament |
| Term start 4 | 2 March 1968 |
| Term end 4 | 14 September 1979 |
| Constituency 4 | Edwardstown (1968-1970) Ascot Park (1970-1979) |
| Birth name | Geoffrey Thomas Virgo |
| Birth date | 9 November 1918 |
| Birth place | North Adelaide, South Australia |
| Death date | 5 January 2001 (aged 82) |
| Death place | Glengowrie, South Australia |
| Citizenship | Australia |
| Party | Labor |
Geoffrey Thomas Virgo (9 November 1918 – 5 January 2001) was an Australian politician.[1]
Political career
From 2 March 1968 to 29 May 1970 he represented the electoral district of Edwardstown in the South Australian House of Assembly as a member of the Labor Party. The district of Edwardstown was abolished in May 1970 after a Boundary Redistribution. From 30 May 1970 to 14 September 1979 he represented the electoral district of Ascot Park in the South Australian House of Assembly as a member of the Australian Labor Party.
Virgo was the Minister of Roads and Transport from 2 June 1970 until 19 April 1973. Virgo was also the Minister of Local Government from 2 June 1970 through 15 March 1979. On 19 April 1973 the Ministry of Roads and Transport was abolished and Virgo became the Minister of Transport through 18 September 1979. From 15 March 1979 until 18 September 1979 Virgo was also the Minister of Marine.
He was responsible for the founding of Rundle Mall, and opened it with Premier Dunstan on 1 September 1976.
He did not stand for re-election at the 1979 election. His Labor Party colleague, John Trainer, succeed in replacing him as the elected member for Ascot Park[2] – although the Liberal Party managed to form a majority government.