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For the U.S. Marine Corps general, see Harry W. Jenkins.

The Honourable
Dr Harry Jenkins
AM
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Scullin
In office
25 October 1969 – 20 December 1985
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byHarry Jenkins
18th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
In office
22 April 1983 – 11 February 1986
Preceded bySir Billy Snedden
Succeeded byJoan Child
Personal details
Born(1925-09-24)24 September 1925
Melbourne, Victoria
Died27 July 2004(2004-07-27) (aged 78)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
SpouseWendy Jenkins
ChildrenHarry Jenkins Jane Jenkins
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne, Deakin University
OccupationGeneral practitioner

Henry Alfred Jenkins, AM (24 September 1925 – 27 July 2004), Australian Labor politician, was Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives during the term of the Labor government of Bob Hawke.

Born and educated in Melbourne, Jenkins graduated in science and medicine from the University of Melbourne, and in arts from Deakin University. He worked as a general practitioner until 1961, when he was elected as a Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the seat of Reservoir, where he served until 1969. In the Victorian Parliament he was Shadow Minister for Health.

Jenkins then moved to the Federal Parliament. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the Division of Scullin at the 1969 election. After the dismissal of the Whitlam government, Jenkins came under pressure to stand aside from Scullin to allow the President of the ACTU, Bob Hawke, an entry into Parliament at the 1975 election; but he resisted this and Hawke was not to enter politics until 1980.[1] In May 1983, on the election of the Hawke government, Jenkins was elected Speaker of the House, a position he held until his retirement in 1985. He was succeeded as member for Scullin by his son, Harry Jenkins Jr.

After leaving politics, Jenkins was appointed Australian Ambassador to Spain, a post he held until 1988.[2][3][4] In 1991 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia.

References

  1. ^ Obituary "Labor stalwart who would not stand aside for Bob Hawke", The Age, 6 August 2004, p.9
  2. ^ "Jenkins' job in Spain confirmed". The Canberra Times. 17 March 1986. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Opposition query on Jenkins's job". The Canberra Times. 8 January 1986. p. 7.
  4. ^ "New new man in Madrid: Harry Jenkins — taking control of a new house". The Canberra Times. 6 July 1986. p. 2.

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
1983–1986 		Succeeded by
New division Member for Scullin
1969–1986 		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
D.G. Wilson
 Australian Ambassador to Spain
1986–1988 		Succeeded by
H.C. Mott
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