David Peter Maxwell Hawker (born 1 May 1949), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since May 1983, representing the Division of Wannon, Victoria, previously represented by former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. He was born in Adelaide, and was educated at Geelong Grammar School and University of Melbourne. A qualified engineer, he was also a farmer and grazier before entering politics.
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David Peter Maxwell Hawker (born 1 May 1949), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since May 1983, representing the Division of Wannon, Victoria, previously represented by former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. He was born in Adelaide, and was educated at Geelong Grammar School and University of Melbourne. A qualified engineer, he was also a farmer and grazier before entering politics.
David is currently the Deputy Chair of the Joint Standing Committee of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade. David is also a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings and the Joint Standing Committee for the Parliamentary Library, along with the House of Representatives Procedures Committee which looks at operations of the House during sittings.
Hawker comes from a family with a long history of political involvement. He is a cousin of Charles Hawker, who was a member of the House of Repesentatives from South...
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