Neil Andrew
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The Honourable Neil Andrew AO |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Wakefield |
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In office 5 March 1983 – 16 November 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Geoffrey Giles |
| Succeeded by | David Fawcett |
| 24th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives | |
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In office 10 November 1998 – 16 November 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Ian Sinclair |
| Succeeded by | David Hawker |
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7 June 1944 Waikerie, South Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Occupation | Horticulturalist |
John Neil Andrew, AO (born 7 June 1944) is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1983 to October 2004, representing the Division of Wakefield, South Australia. He was born in Waikerie, South Australia, and was a horticulturalist before entering politics.
Andrew was a Councillor in the District Council of Waikerie from 1976–83, before being elected to the House of Representatives in the 1983 federal election.
Having been for 15 years a little-known Liberal backbencher, Andrew became Speaker of the House after the October 1998 elections. He presided over the House during the special sitting in May 2001 to mark the centenary of the Parliament of Australia, which met in the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, as did the first Parliament in 1901. In 2003, he "named" Greens Senators Bob Brown and Kerry Nettle after they interjected during George W. Bush's speech to Parliament.
Along with Leo McLeay and Bronwyn Bishop, Andrew was one of only three Speakers (as of 2014) to be subjected to a motion of no confidence. In all cases these motions were unsuccessful as they were votes determined on party lines.
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