Stephen Martin (Australian politician)
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The Honourable Doctor Stephen Martin |
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| 21st Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives | |
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In office 4 May 1993 – 30 April 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Leo McLeay |
| Succeeded by | Bob Halverson |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Cunningham |
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In office 13 March 1993 – 16 August 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Stewart West |
| Succeeded by | Michael Organ |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Macarthur |
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In office 1 December 1984 – 13 March 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Colin Hollis |
| Succeeded by | Chris Haviland |
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24 June 1948 Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | politician, teacher, lecturer, rugby league referee |
Dr Stephen Paul Martin (born 24 June 1948) is a former Australian politician, senior academic and rugby league referee. He served as an Australian Labor Party (ALP) member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Macarthur, south west of Sydney, from 1984–1993; and, following redistribution, represented Cunningham from 1993 until his resignation in 2002. Martin is the Chief Executive of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA).
Martin was born in Wollongong, New South Wales and received a BA at the Australian National University, an MA at the University of Alberta, a Master of Town and Country Planning at the University of Sydney, a Diploma of Education at the University of New South Wales and a PhD at the University of Wollongong. Prior to entering parliament, Martin served as a high school teacher with the New South Wales Department of Education, a lecturer at the University of Wollongong, and a Town Planner with the NSW Department of Environment and Planning serving as Regional Manager for the Macarthur Region. He also served as an Alderman on Wollongong City Council from 1983–1985.
Martin had a successful career as a rugby league referee and administrator.
In 1984 Martin refereed the Illawarra Rugby League first grade grand final, a feat that was subsequently acknowledged in Hansard. Martin was also the Referees' Association Treasurer in 1979–80 and Secretary in 1981–82.
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