The Honourable

Dr Harry Jenkins

AM
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Scullin
In office
25 October 1969 – 20 December 1985
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by Harry Jenkins
18th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
In office
22 April 1983 – 11 February 1986
Preceded by Sir Billy Sneddon
Succeeded by Joan Child
Personal details
Born (1925-09-24)24 September 1925
Melbourne, Victoria
Died 27 July 2004(2004-07-27) (aged 78)
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party
Children Harry Jenkins
Alma mater University of Melbourne
Occupation General practitioner

Henry Alfred Jenkins AM (24 September 1925 - 27 July 2004), Australian Labor politician, was Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives during the term of the Labor government of Bob Hawke.

Jenkins was born and educated in Melbourne. He graduated in medicine from the University of Melbourne. He worked as a general practitioner until 1961, when he was elected as a Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the seat of Reservoir, where he served until 1969. In the Victorian Parliament he was Shadow Minister for Health.

Jenkins then moved to the Federal Parliament. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the Division of Scullin at the 1969 election. In May 1983, on the election of the Hawke government, he was elected Speaker of the House, a position he held until his retirement in 1985. He was succeeded as member for Scullin by his son, Harry Jenkins, Jr.

After leaving politics, Jenkins was appointed Australian Ambassador to Spain, a post he held until 1988. In 1991 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia.

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Sir Billy Snedden
Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
1983 – 1986
Succeeded by
Joan Child
New division Member for Scullin
1969 – 1986
Succeeded by
Harry Jenkins, Jr.

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