David Prowse (politician)
David Prowse | |
|---|---|
| Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 4 March 1989 – 15 February 1992 | |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member single constituency |
| 1st Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 11 May 1989 – 15 February 1992 | |
| Succeeded by | Roberta McRae |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1941 naturopath, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Australia |
| Branch/service | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Rank | Squadron Leader |
| [1][2] | |
David John Prowse (born 10 March 1941), a former
Liberal Party
.
Biography
Born in
naturopath and rose to political prominence as an anti-water fluoridation activist.[3]
Prowse was elected on a ticket of No Self-Government, he was ultimately successful, along with three other candidates of the Party. On 3 December 1989, Prowse, together with
swearing in of the elected members, the next item of business was the election of a Presiding Officer. Following a ballot of members of the Assembly, Prowse was elected as the Presiding Officer. The Assembly subsequently resolved that the title of the Presiding Officer be Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly.[4] Prowse held this title during the term of his first Assembly;[2] and did not seek re-election at the 1992 general election.[5]
During his term in office, Prowse travelled to Thailand where he was bitten by a holiday resort monkey; and later told a press conference he feared that he might have contracted the rabies virus.[6]
References
- ISSN 1032-710X.
- ^ a b c d "Members of the First Assembly" (PDF). ACT Legislative Assembly. September 1990. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ Hull, Crispin (16 May 2009). "House of farce no more". Crispin Hull. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Debates of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory" (PDF). Hansard. ACT Legislative Assembly. 11 May 1989. pp. 4, 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ "List of candidates". 1992 election. ACT Electoral Commission. 1992. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ABC News 24. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
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