Andrew Peacock

Australian politician

Andrew Sharp Peacock AC GCL (13 February 1939 – 16 April 2021) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was leader of the Liberal Party (1983–1985 and 1989–1990). During his leadership, the party lost in the 1984 and 1990 elections.


Andrew Peacock

Peacock in 1999
Leader of the Opposition
Elections: 1984, 1990
In office
9 May 1989 – 3 April 1990
Prime MinisterBob Hawke
DeputyFred Chaney
Preceded byJohn Howard
Succeeded byJohn Hewson
In office
11 March 1983 – 5 September 1985
Prime MinisterBob Hawke
DeputyJohn Howard
Preceded byBob Hawke
Succeeded byJohn Howard
Australian Ambassador to the United States
In office
2 February 1997 – 27 February 1999
Nominated byJohn Howard
Preceded byJohn McCarthy
Succeeded byMichael Thawley
Party leadership positions
Leader of the Liberal Party
In office
9 May 1989 – 3 April 1990
DeputyFred Chaney
Preceded byJohn Howard
Succeeded byJohn Hewson
In office
11 March 1983 – 5 September 1985
DeputyJohn Howard
Preceded byMalcolm Fraser
Succeeded byJohn Howard
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
In office
17 July 1987 – 9 May 1989
LeaderJohn Howard
Preceded byNeil Brown
Succeeded byFred Chaney
Cabinet posts
Minister for Industry and Commerce
In office
11 October 1982 – 11 March 1983
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Preceded byPhillip Lynch
Succeeded byJohn Button
Minister for Industrial Relations
In office
3 November 1980 – 16 April 1981
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Preceded byTony Street
Succeeded byIan Viner
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
12 November 1975 – 3 November 1980
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Preceded byDon Willesee
Succeeded byTony Street
Minister for the Environment
In office
12 November 1975 – 22 December 1975
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Preceded byJoe Berinson
Succeeded byIvor Greenwood
Minister for External Territories
In office
25 January 1972 – 5 December 1972
Prime MinisterWilliam McMahon
Preceded byCharles Barnes
Succeeded byGough Whitlam
Minister for Defence
Minister for the Army
In office
12 November 1969 – 10 March 1971
Prime MinisterJohn Gorton
William McMahon
Preceded byPhillip Lynch
Succeeded byBob Katter, Sr.
Constituency
Member of the Australian Parliament for Kooyong
In office
2 April 1966 – 19 November 1994
Preceded byRobert Menzies
Succeeded byPetro Georgiou
Personal details
Born
Andrew Sharp Peacock

(1939-02-13)13 February 1939
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died16 April 2021(2021-04-16) (aged 82)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)
Susan Rossiter
(m. 1963; div. 1978)

Margaret Ingram
(m. 1983; div. 1995)

Penne Korth
(m. 2002)
RelationsJohn Rossiter (father-in-law)
Children3; including Jane
EducationScotch College
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne

When John Howard became Prime Minister, he made Peacock the Australian Ambassador to the United States.[1]

Peacock died at his Austin, Texas home on 16 April 2021, aged 82.[2]

References change

  1. Cusack, Agnes (19 November 1999). "Peacock leaves Washington". AM. ABC Local Radio. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. "Former Liberal leader Andrew Peacock dies aged 82". ABC News. Retrieved 17 April 2021.