Peter Debnam

Peter Debnam
Debnam at the ANZAC dawn service, Sydney, 25 April 2006
Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales Elections: 2007
In office 1 September 2005 – 2 April 2007
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Deputy	Barry O'Farrell
Preceded by	John Brogden
Succeeded by	Barry O'Farrell
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Vaucluse
In office 9 April 1994 – 4 March 2011
Preceded by	Michael Yabsley
Succeeded by	Gabrielle Upton
Personal details
Born	(1954-04-21) 21 April 1954 (age 63) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Deborah Debnam
Website	Personal site
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1972 – 1980
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	HMAS Melbourne HMAS Torrens HMAS Vampire HMAS Anzac HMAS Attack HMAS Barricade

Peter John Debnam (born 21 April 1954), is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Vaucluse between 1994 and 2011. Debnam is a former Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Western Sydney, Redfern/Waterloo and Citizenship. He also held the shadow portfolios of Infrastructure and Energy.

Debnam's early years of schooling were at Frenchs Forest Public School and The Forest High School. Debnam was educated at the Royal Australian Naval College, where he graduated in 1974. He served in the Royal Australian Navy from 1972 to 1980. During his Naval career, Debnam served on many ships including the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne, destroyer escort HMAS Torrens, destroyers HMAS Vampire and HMAS Anzac and patrol boats HMAS Attack and HMAS Barricade. After leaving the Navy, Debnam studied at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, where he gained an MBA. He held positions at Dalgety Farmers Limited, Hawker de Havilland and Australian Aircraft Consortium before entering politics.