David Hamer
|
David J. Hamer AM, DSC |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Isaacs |
|
|
In office 25 October 1969 – 18 May 1974 |
|
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Gareth Clayton |
|
In office 13 December 1975 – 10 November 1977 |
|
| Preceded by | Gareth Clayton |
| Succeeded by | William Burns |
| Senator for Victoria | |
|
In office 1 July 1978 – 30 June 1990 |
|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 September 1923 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Died | 14 January 2002 (aged 78) Melbourne, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara May McPherson |
| Children | 3 children, 8 grandchildren |
| Occupation | Naval officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Australia
|
| Service/branch | Royal Australian Navy |
| Years of service | 1937–1968 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands | HMAS Vampire |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross |
David John Hamer AM, DSC (5 September 1923 – 14 January 2002) was an Australian politician and Royal Australian Navy officer.
Born in Melbourne, he was educated at Geelong Grammar School and then the Royal Australian Naval College. He served in the Royal Australian Navy from 1940 to 1968. He was a lieutenant aboard HMAS Australia during the battles of Leyte and Lingayen Gulf. In the rank of Acting Captain, he was an honorary aide-de-camp to the Governor-General, and Director of Naval Intelligence 1961 from 1963, and after confirmation in the rank of Captain, he served as Captain of HMAS Vampire and Captain of the Australian Destroyer Squadron 1963–65. Then after serving as Director of Project Coordination in Navy Office, he resigned from the RAN in 1968.
In 1969, David was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Isaacs. Narrowly defeated by Labor candidate Gareth Clayton in 1974, he became a political columnist for The Age newspaper and undertook a Master of Arts at Monash University in Constitutional Law, studying the historical role of the Australian Senate. He was re-elected to Isaacs in 1975 but contested the Senate in 1977. He was successful, and remained a Liberal senator for Victoria until his retirement in 1990. A strong supporter of improving the function of the Senate as a house of review, he was Chairman of Committees as well as Deputy President of the Senate from 1983–1990.
...
Wikipedia