Leo McLeay
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Leo Boyce McLeay Australia
n politician, was a Labor Party
member of the House of Representatives
from June 1979 to October 2004. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives
1989-93.
, and was a telephone technician before entering politics. He was a member of the Marrickville Municipal Council 1971-77, and was also Assistant General Secretary of the New South Wales Labor Party 1976–79.
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.
McLeay was Chair of Committees and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives 1986-89, and Speaker of the House 1989-93. He and Neil Andrew
were the only two speakers to be subject to motions of no confidence
(which were defeated in both cases). He resigned as Speaker following accusations that he had made a false compensation claim. This accusation was later shown to be incorrect. McLeay was subsequently Chief Government Whip 1993-96 and Chief Opposition Whip 1996-2001. He retired at the 2004 election.
After leaving parliament Leo McLeay became a Director of the Mary MacKillop Foundation in 2005. He was also the New South Wales director of the Enhance Group.
His son is Paul McLeay
who has been Member for Heathcote
in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
since 2003.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician, was a Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
from June 1979 to October 2004. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives
Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Parliament of Australia. The presiding officer in the upper house is the President of the Senate....
1989-93.
Biography
Leo McLeay was born in SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, and was a telephone technician before entering politics. He was a member of the Marrickville Municipal Council 1971-77, and was also Assistant General Secretary of the New South Wales Labor Party 1976–79.
In Parliament, he represented the Division of Grayndler
Division of Grayndler
The Division of Grayndler is an Australian Electoral Division in inner Metropolitan Sydney, New South Wales. It is one of Australia's smallest electorates, located in the inner-southern Sydney metropolitan area, including parts of the inner-west...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
from 1979 until 1993 and the Division of Watson
Division of Watson
The Division of Watson is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the southern suburbs of Sydney, and includes the suburbs of Belfield, Belmore, Burwood Heights, Campsie, Chullora, Clemton Park, Enfield, Greenacre, Lakemba, Mount Lewis, Roselands,...
, New South Wales from 1993 until 2004.
McLeay was Chair of Committees and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives 1986-89, and Speaker of the House 1989-93. He and Neil Andrew
Neil Andrew
John Neil Andrew, AO , Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1983 to October 2004, representing the Division of Wakefield, South Australia...
were the only two speakers to be subject to motions of no confidence
Motion of no confidence
A motion of no confidence is a parliamentary motion whose passing would demonstrate to the head of state that the elected parliament no longer has confidence in the appointed government.-Overview:Typically, when a parliament passes a vote of no...
(which were defeated in both cases). He resigned as Speaker following accusations that he had made a false compensation claim. This accusation was later shown to be incorrect. McLeay was subsequently Chief Government Whip 1993-96 and Chief Opposition Whip 1996-2001. He retired at the 2004 election.
After leaving parliament Leo McLeay became a Director of the Mary MacKillop Foundation in 2005. He was also the New South Wales director of the Enhance Group.
His son is Paul McLeay
Paul McLeay
Paul Edward McLeay , a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Heathcote for the Australian Labor Party between 2003 and 2011. In 2010, McLeay resigned his position as a Minister on 1 September 2010 after he admitted...
who has been Member for Heathcote
Electoral district of Heathcote
Heathcote is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Lee Evans of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for Heathcote:-Election results:...
in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
since 2003.
External links
- Cartoon by Geoff Pryor appearing in the Canberra Times 20 December 1992 http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3075273