| The Honourable Leo McLeay | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Grayndler |
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| In office 23 June 1979 – 13 March 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Jeannette McHugh |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Watson |
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| In office 13 March 1993 – 31 August 2004 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Tony Burke |
| 20th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives | |
| In office 29 August 1989 – 8 February 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Joan Child |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1945 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Janice[1] |
| Children | Paul McLeay |
| Occupation | Telephone technician[2] |
Leo Boyce McLeay (born 4 October 1945), Australian politician,[3] was a Labor Party member of the House of Representatives from June 1979[4] to October 2004. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives 1989-93.
Leo McLeay was born in Sydney, and was a telephone technician before entering politics. He was a member of the Marrickville Municipal Council 1971-77,[5] and was also Assistant General Secretary of the New South Wales Labor Party 1976–79.[1][5]
In Parliament, he represented the Division of Grayndler, New South Wales from 1979 until 1993 and the Division of Watson, New South Wales from 1993 until 2004.[5]
McLeay was Chair of Committees and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives 1986-89, and Speaker of the House 1989-93.[5] He and Neil Andrew were the only two speakers to be subject to motions of no confidence (which were defeated in both cases).[6] He resigned as Speaker following accusations that he had made a false compensation claim.[2] This accusation was later shown to be incorrect.[7] McLeay was subsequently Chief Government Whip 1993-96 and Chief Opposition Whip 1996-2001.[5] He retired at the 2004 election.[5]
After leaving parliament Leo McLeay became a Director of the Mary MacKillop Foundation in 2005.[8] He was also the New South Wales director of the Enhance Group.[9]
His son is Paul McLeay who was the Member for Heathcote in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2003 until his defeat at the 2011 state election.[10]
| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded by Joan Child |
Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives 1989–1993 |
Succeeded by Stephen Martin |
| Preceded by Frank Stewart |
Member for Grayndler 1979–1993 |
Succeeded by Jeannette McHugh |
| New division | Member for Watson 1993–2004 |
Succeeded by Tony Burke |
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