Leo McLeay
| The Honourable Leo McLeay | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Grayndler | |
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In office 23 June 1979 – 13 March 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Jeannette McHugh |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Watson | |
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In office 13 March 1993 – 31 August 2004 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Tony Burke |
| 20th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives | |
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In office 29 August 1989 – 8 February 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Child |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 October 1945 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Janice[1] |
| Children | Paul McLeay |
| Occupation | Telephone technician[2] |
Leo Boyce McLeay (born 4 October 1945), Australian politician,[3] was a Labor Party member of the House of Representatives from June 1979[4] to October 2004. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives 1989–93. During 1992 he was censured by the then Federal opposition leader Dr. John Hewson with a motion of no confidence due to his political bias.[5]
Biography
Leo McLeay was born in Sydney, and was a telephone technician before entering politics. He was a member of the Marrickville Municipal Council 1971–77,[6] and was also Assistant General Secretary of the New South Wales Labor Party 1976–79.[1][6]
In Parliament, he represented the Division of Grayndler, New South Wales from 1979 until 1993 and the Division of Watson, New South Wales from 1993 until 2004.[6]
McLeay was Chair of Committees and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives 1986–89, and Speaker of the House 1989–93.[6] He, Neil Andrew and Bronwyn Bishop are the only three speakers to be subject to motions of no confidence (which were defeated in all cases due to party lines).[7] He resigned as Speaker following accusations that he had made a false compensation claim.[2] This accusation was later shown to be incorrect.[8] McLeay was subsequently Chief Government Whip 1993–96 and Chief Opposition Whip 1996–2001.[6] He retired at the 2004 election.[6]
After leaving parliament Leo McLeay became a Director of the Mary MacKillop Foundation in 2005.[9] He was also the New South Wales director of the Enhance Group.[10]
His son is Paul McLeay who was the Member for Heathcote in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2003 until his defeat at the 2011 state election.[11]
References
- 1 2 Kayee Griffin (5 December 2007). "Tribute to the Honourable Leo Mcleay". NSW Hansard. p. 11278. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- 1 2 Robert Milliken (4 February 1993). "Canberra Speaker skids into scandal". The Independent. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ↑ "Senators and Members, by Date of Birth". 13 June 2001. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ↑ "Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 18 October 1980". Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ↑ "Parliament Hansard of 2 April 1992 Want of Confidence Motion in Mr Speaker".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Amanda Fazio (5 December 2007). "Tribute to the Honourable Leo Mcleay". NSW Hansard. p. 12855. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ↑ "Division of motion of no confidence". Hansard. 2 April 1992. pp. 1734–1742. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ↑ "Former speaker cleared". The Independent. 20 February 1993. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ↑ "Board of Directors". Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ↑ "Leo McLeay Director NSW". Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ↑ "Young guns must fire or party faces uncivil war". The Daily Telegraph. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
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| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded by Joan Child |
Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives 1989–1993 |
Succeeded by Stephen Martin |
| Preceded by Frank Stewart |
Member for Grayndler 1979–1993 |
Succeeded by Jeannette McHugh |
| New division | Member for Watson 1993–2004 |
Succeeded by Tony Burke |