Bob Halverson

The Honourable Bob Halverson OBE
22nd Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
In office 30 April 1996 – 3 March 1998
Preceded by	Stephen Martin
Succeeded by	Ian Sinclair
Member of the Australian Parliament for Casey
In office 1 December 1984 – 31 August 1998
Preceded by	Peter Steedman
Succeeded by	Michael Wooldridge
Personal details
Born	(1937-10-22)22 October 1937 Melbourne, Victoria
Died	9 February 2016(2016-02-09) (aged 78) Holbrook, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Occupation	RAAF officer
Military service
Branch/service	Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service	1956–1981
Rank	Group Captain
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Robert George Halverson, OBE (22 October 1937 – 9 February 2016) was an Australian politician, air force officer and diplomat.

Born in Melbourne, he served in the Royal Australian Air Force from 1956 to 1981, attaining the rank of group captain and being made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1978.

In 1984, Halverson was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Casey. On the election of the Howard Liberal Government in 1996, Halverson was appointed Speaker of the House, a position he held until his resignation in March 1998. He retired from politics at the 1998 election and was appointed the Australian Ambassador to Ireland and the Holy See, which he remained until 2003 when he was succeeded by John Herron. He died of cancer in 2016.