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David Hawker
David Peter Maxwell Hawker AO (born 1 May 1949) is a former Australian politician who served as a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from May 1983 to July 2010, representing the Division of Wannon, Victoria, previously represented by former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.
Hawker served as the 25th Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2007.
Hawker was born in Adelaide on 1 May 1949, the son of Pamela Gavin and David Hawker. His father, a grazier, was a grandson of colonial MP George Charles Hawker and cousin of federal MP Charles Hawker.
Hawker's family moved to Apsley, Victoria, when he was four years old, where they ran a sheep station. He attended Geelong Grammar School and went on to study mechanical engineering at the University of Melbourne. He entered residence at Trinity College in 1968, graduating Bachelor of Engineering in 1972. He subsequently worked as a graduate engineer at the Altona Refinery and also as a jackaroo outside of Port Augusta, South Australia, before returning to manage the family property at Apsley.
After Fraser announced his retirement from politics amid the Coalition's heavy defeat in the 1983 federal election, Hawker won the seat in a May 1983 by-election. Hawker was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1990–93, a Deputy Opposition Whip 1989–90 and 1994, and Chief Opposition Whip 1994–96.
On 15 November 2004 Hawker was chosen by the Parliamentary Liberal Party as its candidate for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives. He was formally elected to the position on 16 November without opposition. After the 2007 federal election, Labor member Harry Jenkins succeeded Hawker as Speaker of the House, and took office on 12 February 2008.
Hawker announced in June 2009 that he would retire from parliament at the 2010 federal election.
Hawker had been considered as a candidate for Speaker in both of the 1998 Speakership elections, which saw Ian Sinclair then Neil Andrew elected successively. Following Andrew's retirement at the 2004 federal election, he was nominated by the Howard government for the position. As Speaker from 2004 to 2007, Hawker was the subject of some controversy.
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David Hawker
David Peter Maxwell Hawker AO (born 1 May 1949) is a former Australian politician who served as a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from May 1983 to July 2010, representing the Division of Wannon, Victoria, previously represented by former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.
Hawker served as the 25th Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2007.
Hawker was born in Adelaide on 1 May 1949, the son of Pamela Gavin and David Hawker. His father, a grazier, was a grandson of colonial MP George Charles Hawker and cousin of federal MP Charles Hawker.
Hawker's family moved to Apsley, Victoria, when he was four years old, where they ran a sheep station. He attended Geelong Grammar School and went on to study mechanical engineering at the University of Melbourne. He entered residence at Trinity College in 1968, graduating Bachelor of Engineering in 1972. He subsequently worked as a graduate engineer at the Altona Refinery and also as a jackaroo outside of Port Augusta, South Australia, before returning to manage the family property at Apsley.
After Fraser announced his retirement from politics amid the Coalition's heavy defeat in the 1983 federal election, Hawker won the seat in a May 1983 by-election. Hawker was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1990–93, a Deputy Opposition Whip 1989–90 and 1994, and Chief Opposition Whip 1994–96.
On 15 November 2004 Hawker was chosen by the Parliamentary Liberal Party as its candidate for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives. He was formally elected to the position on 16 November without opposition. After the 2007 federal election, Labor member Harry Jenkins succeeded Hawker as Speaker of the House, and took office on 12 February 2008.
Hawker announced in June 2009 that he would retire from parliament at the 2010 federal election.
Hawker had been considered as a candidate for Speaker in both of the 1998 Speakership elections, which saw Ian Sinclair then Neil Andrew elected successively. Following Andrew's retirement at the 2004 federal election, he was nominated by the Howard government for the position. As Speaker from 2004 to 2007, Hawker was the subject of some controversy.