Peter Slipper

Peter Neil Slipper (born 14 February 1950) is an Australian politician. He was in the House of Representatives from 1984 to 1987 and from 1993 to 2013, representing the Division of Fisher in Queensland.

The Honourable Peter Slipper
27th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
In office 24 November 2011 – 9 October 2012
Deputy	Anna Burke
Preceded by	Harry Jenkins
Succeeded by	Anna Burke
Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
In office 28 September 2010 – 24 November 2011
Preceded by	Anna Burke
Succeeded by	Anna Burke
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration
In office 21 October 1998 – 22 October 2004
Prime Minister	John Howard
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Sharman Stone
Member of the Australian Parliament for Fisher
In office 13 March 1993 – 7 September 2013
Preceded by	Michael Lavarch
Succeeded by	Mal Brough
In office 1 December 1984 – 11 July 1987
Preceded by	Evan Adermann
Succeeded by	Michael Lavarch
Personal details
Born	Peter Neil Slipper (1950-02-14) 14 February 1950 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	National (1984–1987) Liberal (1993–2011) Independent (2011–2013) Palmer United (May 11, 2013)
Other political affiliations	Liberal National (state level, 2008–2011)
Spouse(s)	Lyn Hooper (divorced) Inge-Jane Hall (m. 2006)
Relations	Max Hooper (father-in-law)
Alma mater	University of Queensland
Occupation	Politician, barrister, farmer, priest
Website	peterslippermp.com.au

He was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2011 to 2012.

Other websites

• Slipper's biographical information on the Parliament of Australia website
• Slipper's first speech to Parliament (28 February 1985) on the Parliament of Australia website
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• Prime Minister's Speech on No Confidence Motion