Joan Child
Joan Child | |
|---|---|
Child as Speaker in 1987 (at Old Parliament House) | |
| 19th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives | |
| In office 11 February 1986 – 28 August 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Jenkins Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Leo McLeay |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Henty | |
| In office 18 May 1974 – 13 December 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Max Fox |
| Succeeded by | Ken Aldred |
| In office 18 October 1980 – 19 February 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Aldred |
| Succeeded by | Division abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gloria Joan Liles Olle 3 August 1921 Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 23 February 2013 (aged 91) Melbourne, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Joan Child, AO (3 August 1921 – 23 February 2013) was an Australian politician. She was the first woman to be Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives. Up until the election of Anna Burke on 9 October 2012 , she was the only female Speaker of the lower house. She was also the last Speaker to serve in the Old Parliament House, as the newly constructed Parliament still in use today opened in 1988, under her Speakership.