Editing Harry Jenkins

{{Short description|Australian politician}}
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| parliament3 = Australian
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| 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
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| birth_place = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]
| nationality = [[Australia]]n
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| party = [[Australian Labor Party]]
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| alma_mater = [[Australian National University]] [[Bachelor of Science|(BSc)]]
| occupation = Public servant
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| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110712170825/http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/member.asp?id=HH4 Australian Parliament webpage]
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[[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>

==Early life==
Jenkins was born in [[Melbourne]] on 18 August 1952. He was the oldest of four children born to Hazel "Wendy" Winter and [[Harry Jenkins Sr.|Henry Alfred Jenkins]]. His father, a physician, was elected to the House of Representatives in 1969.<ref name=bio>{{cite news|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/jenkins-henry-alfred-harry-28209|title=Jenkins, Henry Alfred (Harry) (1952–)|first=Joshua|last=Black|year=2021|work=Biographical Dictionary of the House of Representatives}}</ref>

Jenkins attended [[Ivanhoe Grammar School]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-19 |title=The Brown and White, Term 3 2022 by Ivanhoe Grammar School - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/ivanhoegrammarschool/docs/brown_and_white_mag_t3_2022_issuu |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}</ref> He studied medicine at the [[University of Melbourne]] for three years, before switching to the [[Australian National University]] (ANU) where he completed a [[Bachelor of Science]] in 1976 with concentrations in [[human ecology]], biology and biochemistry. After graduating he began working as an estimates officer with the [[Department of Veterans' Affairs (Australia)|Department of Veterans' Affairs]]. He was elected to the [[City of Whittlesea|Whittlesea Shire Council]] in 1976 and served as shire president from 1984 to 1985.<ref name=bio/>

==Politics==
Jenkins was president of the ALP's [[Bundoora, Victoria|Bundoora]] branch in the 1980s.<ref name=bio/> In 1985, his father resigned as Speaker to take up as an appointment as ambassador to Spain. Aged 33, Jenkins won ALP [[preselection]] for the resulting [[1986 Scullin by-election]] ahead of former [[Division of Casey|Casey]] MP [[Peter Steedman]] and future state government minister [[Theo Theophanous]].<ref name=bio/> He was described by the ''[[Canberra Times]]'' as "chosen as a compromise candidate by the old and new guards of Victoria's [[Labor Left|Socialist Left]] faction".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122419770|title=Opposition query on Jenkins's job|newspaper=Canberra Times|date=8 January 1986}}</ref>

Jenkins was Deputy Speaker 1993–1996 and Second Deputy Speaker from 1996 to his election as Speaker in 2008. He was the Opposition candidate for Speaker after the 1996, 1998, 2001 and 2004 elections.<ref name=":0">{{cite Au Parliament|mpid=HH4|name=Mr Harry Jenkins MP|access-date=2022-08-04}}</ref>

===42nd Parliament===
He was elected by Labor caucus on 29 November 2007 to become the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 42nd Parliament.  This was carried by a formal vote on 12 February 2008.  He succeeded Liberal incumbent [[David Hawker]].  Although Speakers normally carry the courtesy title while in office 'the Honourable', Jenkins said his personal preference was that it not be used.

He is the first speaker whose parent also held the post.

===43rd Parliament===
The Labor Party renominated Jenkins as Speaker in the 43rd Parliament, and he was elected unopposed when the Parliament opened on 28 September 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/harry-jenkins-set-for-speakers-role/story-e6freuzr-1225927540352 |title=Harry Jenkins Set For Speaker's Role |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=Australia |date=22 September 2010 |access-date=24 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-24/australia-s-gillard-nominates-speaker-amid-risk-of-parliamentary-deadlock.html |title=Australia's Gillard Nominates Speaker Amid Risk of Parliamentary Deadlock |date=24 September 2011 |author=Rae, Marian |work=Bloomberg |access-date=24 November 2011 |location=New York City}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/harry-jenkins-elected-speaker-20100928-15uuh.html |title=Harry Jenkins elected Speaker |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=28 September 2010 |access-date=24 November 2011 |agency=AAP }}</ref>

On 31 May 2011, after a contentious debate on [[carbon pricing]] in which Jenkins declared a "general warning" for all members, Liberal MP [[Bob Baldwin (politician)|Bob Baldwin]] interjected and was [[Naming (parliamentary procedure)|named]] by Jenkins. Baldwin was supported by the Coalition and by [[independent (politics)|independent]] member [[Rob Oakeshott]] and [[National Party of Western Australia|West Australian National]] member [[Tony Crook (politician)|Tony Crook]]. The resulting vote on suspending Baldwin for 24 hours failed 71–72. Convention would normally have required Jenkins to resign as Speaker, but the House of Representatives immediately thereafter approved a motion of confidence in the Speaker and he remained in the position.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/people-in-politics/oakeshott-nearly-brings-down-the-house/story-fn6aq95y-1226066808233 |title=Oakeshott nearly brings down the house |work=The Australian |author1=Shannahan, Dennis |date=1 June 2011 |access-date=24 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/reps/dailys/dr310511.pdf |title=Commonwealth of Australia – House of Representatives |work=Hansard|date=31 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602064750/http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/reps/dailys/dr310511.pdf |archive-date=2 June 2011}}</ref>

He resigned as the Speaker of the House of Representatives on 24 November 2011, stating, "My desire is to be able to participate in policy and parliamentary debate, and this would be incompatible with continuing in the role of Speaker."<ref name="ABC2011-11-24"/><ref name="SMH2011-11-24"/><ref name="Aust2011-11-24"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/25/world/asia/labor-party-fortifies-edge-in-australia.html?_r=1 |title=Labor Party Fortifies Edge in Australia |work=The New York Times |date=24 November 2011 |author=Siegel, Matt |access-date=25 November 2011}}</ref>

Jenkins retired from politics at the [[2013 Australian federal election|2013 election]].<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.harryjenkins.com/ Harry Jenkins MP] official site
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110712170825/http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/member.asp?id=HH4 Profile] at the Parliament of Australia, and as [https://web.archive.org/web/20110904042700/http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/speaker.htm Speaker]
*[http://www.openaustralia.org/mp/harry_jenkins/scullin Appearances in Parliament] at Open Australia

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