House Proceedings - Election of Speaker Harry Jenkins Jr (2008)
Channel: Australian Parliament Fan
Date: 2021-05-31

Harry Jenkins AO served as the member for Scullin from 8 February 1986 to 5 August 2013. He served as Speaker from 2008 to 2011. Jenkins also spent a lot of time as Deputy Speaker and Second Deputy Speaker 1993 until 2008. His father Harry Jenkins Senior served as the 18th Speaker of the House from 1983 to 1986. Before politics, Jenkins Jr graduated from the Australian National University with a Bachelor of Science.

The transcript of this proceeding can be found here:
https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansardr%2F2008-02-12%2F0008;orderBy=customrank;page=0;query=Date%3A12%2F02%2F2008%20Dataset%3Ahansardr,hansardr80,hansardrIndex;rec=0;resCount=Default

0:00 - Opening
0:15 - Nomination of Candidate
6:33 - Harry Jenkins Jr Elected as Speaker
7:24 - Congratulatory Speech - The Hon. Kevin Rudd
15:18 - Congratulatory Speech - The Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson
18:18 - Congratulatory Speech - The Hon. Warren Truss
22:02 - Congratulatory Speech - The Hon. David Hawker
27:18 - The Hon. Harry Jenkins Jr
33:34 - The Prime Minister
33:50 - Suspension of the House

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