Mr Mark Raymond SPEAKMAN, SC MP
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member for Cronulla
Member of the Liberal Party
Contact Details
Parliamentary Activity
Current Positions
| Position | Start | Notes |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | 26 Mar 2011 | |
| Member for Cronulla | 26 Mar 2011 | |
| Chair, Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption | 23 Jun 2011 | Appointed to the Committee on 22 June 2011 and elected Chair on 23 June 2011. |
Prior Positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
| Deputy Chair, Joint Select Committee on the NSW Workers Compensation Scheme | 2 May 2012 | 13 Jun 2012 | 1mth 12days | Appointed as a member of the committee and elected Deputy Chair on the same day. |
Parliamentary Record
Mr Speakman's speeches in Hansard
Mr Speakman's questions published in the Question & Answer Paper
About the Cronulla Electorate
Inner Metropolitan. Residential suburban and industrial. Located Sydney, outer southern.
Principal suburbs: Burraneer, Caringbah, Caringbah South, Cronulla, Dolans Bay, Kurnell, Lilli Pilli, Miranda (part), Sylvania (part), Sylvania Waters, Taren Point, Woolooware, Yowie Bay.
Area: 53 sq km.
Population: 64,459. Enrolment: 49,805.
For more detailed information see - http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/cronulla
Biography
Political Party Activity - 1978 to date Member of the Liberal Party.
Previously President, Cronulla State Electorate Conference of the Liberal Party.
Previously Secretary, Cook Federal Electorate Conference of the Liberal Party.
Previously Chair, Constititution Standing Committee of the Liberal Party.
1983 to 2009 Member, Caringbah Branch of the Liberal Party.
2011 to date Member, Cronulla Branch of the Liberal Party.
1978 to 1988 Member, Cronulla Young Liberals.
Community Activity - Patron, Rainbow Club of Australia Inc.
Qualifications, Occupations and Interests - Master of Law (LLM), University of Cambridge, 1986.
Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LLB(Hons)), University of Sydney, 1982.
Bachelor of Economics (BEc), University of Sydney 1980.
Higher School Certificate, Caringbah high School, 1977.
September 2004 to date Senior Counsel, NSW Bar.
March 1991 to date Barrister, NSW Bar.
July 1988 to January 1991 Partner, Blake Dawson Waldron, Solicitors.
August 1983 to September 1985 and September 1986 to June 1988 Solicitor, Dawson Waldron, Solicitors.
Inaugural speech, 10 May 2011:
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