Editing Harry Jenkins (section)

{{Short description|Australian politician}}
{{other people}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2011}}
{{Infobox officeholder
<!--Although entitled to the style "The Honourable", Jenkins does not use it.-->
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of Australia|AO]]
| image = Harry_Jenkins.jpg
| constituency_MP3 = [[Division of Scullin|Scullin]]
| parliament3 = Australian
| majority3 = 
| predecessor3 = [[Harry Jenkins Sr.]]
| successor3 = [[Andrew Giles]]
| term_start3 = 8 February 1986
| term_end3 = 5 August 2013
| office2            = 26th [[Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives]]
| predecessor2       = [[David Hawker]]
| successor2         = [[Peter Slipper]]
| term_start2        = 12 February 2008
| term_end2          = 24 November 2011
| deputy2            = [[Anna Burke]] <br />[[Peter Slipper]]
| birth_name = Henry Alfred Jenkins
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|8|18}}
| birth_place = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]
| nationality = [[Australia]]n
| spouse =
| party = [[Australian Labor Party]]
| relations = [[Harry Jenkins Sr.]] ''(father)''
| children =
| residence =
| alma_mater = [[Australian National University]] [[Bachelor of Science|(BSc)]]
| occupation = Public servant
| profession =
| religion = 
| signature =
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110712170825/http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/member.asp?id=HH4 Australian Parliament webpage]
| footnotes =
}}

[[File:Obama Australian Parliament Nov 17, 2011.jpg|thumb|250px|Speaker Harry Jenkins at his post during an address to the Australian Parliament by visiting US President [[Barack Obama]] in 2011.]]

'''Henry Alfred "Harry" Jenkins''', {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} (born 18 August 1952) is an Australian former politician who served as the 26th [[speaker of the Australian House of Representatives]] from 2008 to 2011. A member of the [[Australian Labor Party]] (ALP), he was the [[Australian House of Representatives|member of parliament]] (MP) for the division of Scullin from 1986 until his resignation in 2013.<ref name="ABC2011-11-24">{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-24/harry-jenkins-resigning/3690850 |title=Parliament in turmoil as Speaker resigns |author=Thompson, Jeremy |date=24 November 2011 |access-date=24 November 2011 |work=ABC News |location=Australia }}</ref><ref name="SMH2011-11-24">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/speakers-shock-resignation-may-change-balance-of-power-20111124-1nvn8.html |title=Speaker's shock resignation may change balance of power |author=Coorey, Phillip |date=24 November 2011 |access-date=24 November 2011 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald }}</ref><ref name="Aust2011-11-24">{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/house-speaker-harry-jenkins-resigns/story-fn59niix-1226204376033 |title=House Speaker Harry Jenkins resigns |author1=Shannahan, Dennis |author2=Packham, Ben |date=24 November 2011 |access-date=24 November 2011 |work=The Australian }}</ref>