The complete name of David Hawker is David Peter Maxwell Hawker. He was born in May 1, 1949. He is an Australian Politician who was a member of the Australian Liberal Party of the Australian House of Representative for 27 years from 1983 up to July 2010. He represented the Division of Wannon which is in Victoria. This division used to be represented by Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser before him. David Hawker was born in Adelaide. He went to school in Geelong Grammar School and in the University of Melbourne. Before getting in to politics, he used to be a qualified engineer, a grazier and a farmer. One of the major influences of his life that encouraged him to become a p[politician was the long line of political history in his family. He has a lot of relatives that were prominent figures in the political arena of Australia.
Family
He belongs to a family with extensive political family background. One of his cousins, Charles Hawker, was a member of the House of Representatives representing the division in South Australia from 1929 up to 1983. The speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1860 up to 1965 was George Charles Hawker who was David Hawker’s great grandfather. The long line of political history in his family was one of the major reasons why he became a politician as well. The great political figures that came from his family history were some of the reasons why he was encouraged to have a career in politics. This is also one of the main reason why he had a very successful political career in the Australian politics.
Political Career
David Hawker run quite a political career. He was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry back in 1990 up to 1993. He was also a Deputy Opposition Whip from 1989-1990 and also in 1994. He also became the Chief Opposition Whip from 1994 up to 1996. He was chosen as the candidate of the Parliamentary Liberal Party back in November 15, 2004. This was his outstanding political career background. In November 16, 2004, he was officially elected for the position. After the 2007 federal election, Harry Jenkins who was a Labor Member became the Speaker of the House after Hawker. Jenkins, then took office during February 12, 2008. During June 2009, Hawker announced that he will be retiring from the parliament during the 2010 federal election. There were a lot of controversies during his political career, but he was able to face these controversies with much composure and integrity. He then finally decided that it was time to retire from this career back in the 2010 federal elections. This is a brave move that he has to take.