Andrew Peacock
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The Honourable Andrew Peacock AC, GCL |
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| Ambassador of Australia to the United States |
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In office 2 February 1997 – 27 February 1999 |
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| Nominated by | John Howard |
| Preceded by | John McCarthy |
| Succeeded by | Michael Thawley |
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Leader of the Opposition Elections: 1984, 1990 |
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In office 9 May 1989 – 3 April 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
| Deputy | Fred Chaney |
| Preceded by | John Howard |
| Succeeded by | John Hewson |
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In office 11 March 1983 – 5 September 1985 |
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| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
| Deputy | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Bob Hawke |
| Succeeded by | John Howard |
| Leader of the Liberal Party | |
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In office 9 May 1989 – 3 April 1990 |
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| Deputy | Fred Chaney |
| Preceded by | John Howard |
| Succeeded by | John Hewson |
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In office 11 March 1983 – 5 September 1985 |
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| Deputy | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Fraser |
| Succeeded by | John Howard |
| 9th Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party | |
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In office 17 July 1987 – 9 May 1989 |
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| Leader | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Neil Brown |
| Succeeded by | Fred Chaney |
| Minister for Industry and Commerce | |
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In office 11 October 1982 – 11 March 1983 |
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| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Preceded by | Phillip Lynch |
| Succeeded by | John Button |
| Minister for Industrial Relations | |
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In office 3 November 1980 – 16 April 1981 |
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| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Preceded by | Tony Street |
| Succeeded by | Ian Viner |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 12 November 1975 – 3 November 1980 |
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| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Preceded by | Don Willesee |
| Succeeded by | Tony Street |
| Minister for the Environment | |
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In office 12 November 1975 – 22 December 1975 |
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| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Preceded by | Joe Berinson |
| Succeeded by | Ivor Greenwood |
| Minister for External Territories | |
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In office 25 January 1972 – 5 December 1972 |
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| Prime Minister | William McMahon |
| Preceded by | Charles Barnes |
| Succeeded by | Gough Whitlam |
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Minister for Defence Minister for the Army |
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In office 12 November 1969 – 10 March 1971 |
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| Prime Minister |
John Gorton William McMahon |
| Preceded by | Phillip Lynch |
| Succeeded by | Bob Katter, Sr. |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Kooyong | |
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In office 2 April 1966 – 19 November 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Menzies |
| Succeeded by | Petro Georgiou |
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13 February 1939 Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Susan Rossiter (m. 1963; div. 1978; 3 children) Margaret Ingram (m. 1980; div. 1995) Penne Korth (m. 2002) |
| Children | 3; including Jane |
| Residence | Texas, United States |
| Education | Scotch College |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
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| Profession | Politician |
Andrew Sharp Peacock AC GCL (born 13 February 1939) is a former Australian Liberal politician. He was a minister in the Gorton, McMahon and Fraser governments and federal leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and Leader of the Opposition (1983–1985 and 1989–1990), leading the Coalition opposition to defeat at the 1984 election and the 1990 election.
Peacock was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of a wealthy company director. He was educated at Scotch College and at the University of Melbourne, where he graduated in law. He practised law in Melbourne while making a rapid advance in the Liberal Party. He was president of the Young Liberals in 1962, and in 1963 he married Susan Rossiter (b. 1942), the daughter of Victorian Liberal MLA Sir John Rossiter and Joan Stewart. They had three daughters, one of them being the horse trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam. By 1965 he was President of the Victorian Liberal Party.
In February 1966, former Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies resigned, triggering a by-election in Kooyong, the eastern Melbourne electorate that he had held for 32 years. Peacock gained Liberal preselection, making him the favourite in this comfortably safe Liberal seat. The Liberals (and their predecessors) had held the seat since Federation, usually without serious difficulty. As expected, he won the 2 April by-election, albeit with a slightly reduced majority. He easily retained his seat in the general election held seven months later. In 1969 he was appointed Minister for the Army, and in this role played a minor part in the drama which brought down Prime Minister John Gorton in 1971. In 1972 William McMahon made him Minister for Territories, in charge of Australia's colonial possession, Papua New Guinea, where he was responsible for bringing in self-government.
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