He was aged 70.
Dr Such has been the sitting member for the SA seat of Fisher since 1989. He was first a member of the Liberal Party, until 2000 and then as an independent.
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has issued a statement saying he is deeply saddened by the news.
“Bob was a kind and thoughtful man who dedicated his life to public service,” he said.
"I spoke to Lyn and offered my sincere condolences to her and her family and passed on the South Australian community's gratitude for Bob's extraordinary contribution to public life."
The family of Bob Such asked Premier Weatherill to release the following statement:
"It is with great sadness that the family of the Honourable Doctor Bob Such wish to inform the South Australian community that their beloved father and husband passed away at the Daw Park repatriation hospital earlier today.
Mr Such's wife Lyn, said she and some of Bob's family were with him at the time.
She said the family was devastated at their loss.
"Bob was such a lovely man and I will miss him dearly," she said.
Before entering politics, Dr Such was a lecturer and researcher in the fields of politics, economics and the environment, at the University of South Australia. He has a PhD from Flinders University in Environmental Politics.
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