Date of Birth: 07/07/1942
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 12/06/2012
Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
19 Sep 1970 |
22 Feb 1988 |
17 years 5 months 4 days |
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| Member for Georges River |
13 Feb 1971 |
19 Oct 1973 |
2 years 8 months 7 days |
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| Member for Georges River |
17 Nov 1973 |
02 Apr 1976 |
2 years 4 months 17 days |
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| Member for Georges River |
01 May 1976 |
12 Sep 1978 |
2 years 4 months 13 days |
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| Member for Georges River |
07 Oct 1978 |
28 Aug 1981 |
2 years 10 months 22 days |
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| Member for Georges River |
19 Sep 1981 |
05 Mar 1984 |
2 years 5 months 16 days |
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| Member for Georges River |
24 Mar 1984 |
22 Feb 1988 |
3 years 10 months 30 days |
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| Acting Minister for Planning and Environment |
16 Dec 1976 |
13 Jan 1977 |
29 days |
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| Acting Minister for Planning and Environment |
14 Apr 1978 |
14 May 1978 |
1 month 1 day |
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| Acting Minister of Justice |
12 Jul 1978 |
10 Aug 1978 |
30 days |
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| Attorney General |
14 May 1976 |
19 Oct 1978 |
2 years 5 months 6 days |
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| Attorney General and Minister of Justice |
19 Oct 1978 |
29 Feb 1980 |
1 year 4 months 11 days |
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| Attorney General and Minister of Justice |
29 Feb 1980 |
02 Oct 1981 |
1 year 7 months 4 days |
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| Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs |
02 Oct 1981 |
01 Feb 1983 |
1 year 4 months |
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| Minister for Youth and Community Services, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Minister for Housing |
01 Feb 1983 |
10 Feb 1984 |
1 year 10 days |
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| Minister for Youth and Community Services and Minister for Housing |
10 Feb 1984 |
05 Apr 1984 |
1 month 27 days |
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| Minister for Youth and Community Services and Minister for Housing |
05 Apr 1984 |
06 Feb 1986 |
1 year 10 months 2 days |
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| Minister for Housing |
06 Feb 1986 |
04 Jul 1986 |
4 months 29 days |
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| Minister for Housing and Minister for the Arts |
04 Jul 1986 |
25 Mar 1988 |
1 year 8 months 22 days |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined in 1960. Delegate to Federal Conference. Held various branch and electorate council positions; Former President of Canterbury/ Bankstown and Barton Young Labor Associations.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Lawyer (solicitor and barrister). Educated at Coffs Harbour High School (1954 - 1959) and University of Sydney. LL.B (1964) and LLM (1969). Articled clerk 1960 - 1965, solicitor 1965 - 1976, barrister 1976 - 1988. Appointed as a Queens Counsel in 1981. Majored in trade practices law and criminal law. Consultant with Asian low cost housing project 1996 - 1997. Judge of Workers Compensation Commission 1997 - 2003. Judge of District Court of New South Wales and Dust Disease Tribunal on New South Wales 2003 - . President of Schizophrenia Fellowship on New South Wales 1995 - . Vice President of Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia 2003 - .Recreational interests include tennis, golf, surfing, reading, theatre, ballet, opera and bushwalking.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Member for Robertson 1990 - 1996. Special Minister of State, Minister for Administrative Services.
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Jack William Walker, telephone technician, and Mary Doreen Walker. Married (1) Marilyn Duff on 31 March 1967 and had issue, 2 sons. (1993) Married (2) Pamela Anne Buchanan on 3 October 1996 and had no issue.
Additional Information
Electorate description: Metropolitan, residential suburban. Located Sydney,
southern. Principal suburbs: Lugarno, Mortdale, Oatley Peakhurst, Penshurst,
Riverwood.
Area: 17.2 sq km Population: 41,840 Enrolment: 31,335
