Career
Hawker was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1990-93, a Deputy Opposition Whip 1989-90 and 1994, and Chief Opposition Whip 1994-96.
On 15 November 2004 Hawker was chosen by the Parliamentary Liberal Party as its candidate for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives. He was formally elected to the position on 16 November without opposition. After the 2007 federal election, Labor member Harry Jenkins succeeded Hawker as Speaker of the House, and took office on 12 February 2008.
Hawker announced in June 2009 that he would retire from parliament at the 2010 federal election.
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“A black boxer’s career is the perfect metaphor for the career of a black male. Every day is like being in the gym, sparring with impersonal opponents as one faces the rudeness and hostility that a black male must confront in the United States, where he is the object of both fear and fascination.”
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