Grant Chapman

Grant Chapman
Member of the Australian Parliament for Kingston
In office 13 December 1975 – 5 March 1983
Preceded by	Richard Gun
Succeeded by	Gordon Bilney
Senator for South Australia
In office 1 July 1987 – 30 June 2008
Personal details
Born	(1949-04-27) 27 April 1949 North Adelaide, South Australia
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Relations	brother in law of Roger Goldsworthy
Parent(s)	Hedley Thomas Chapman and Edith Maud Chapman nee Longmire
Alma mater	University of Adelaide
Occupation	Oil executive, management consultant, director

Hedley Grant Pearson Chapman (born 27 April 1949) is an Australian politician.

Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Chapman was educated at the University of Adelaide and worked as a marketing executive in the oil industry and a self-employed management consultant prior to gaining Liberal Party pre-selection for the federal Division of Kingston in the House of Representatives. Elected as part of Malcolm Fraser's landslide win, Chapman served in the House of Representatives until his defeat at the 1983 federal election.

He unsuccessfully contested the state electorate of Fisher at the 1985 state election, but returned to federal politics in 1987 as a member of the Australian Senate representing South Australia. He was defeated at the 2007 election when he was third on the SA Liberal ticket but only two Liberal candidates were elected.

In September 2010, Chapman was elected unopposed as President of the Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division) and was re-elected unopposed in 2011 and 2012.

External links

• Archived 2009-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Biography for CHAPMAN, Hedley Grant Pearson, Parliament of Australia, accessed 29 Dec 2015