Name Bob Halverson Role Australian Politician | Nationality Australian Succeeded by Michael Wooldridge Years of service 1956–1981 Rank Group captain | |
Born 22 October 1937 (age 87) Melbourne, Victoria ( 1937-10-22 ) Occupation RAAF Officer (Group Captain) Service/branch | ||
Robert George "Bob" Halverson, (22 October 1937 – 9 February 2016) was an Australian politician, air force officer and diplomat.
Born in Melbourne, he served in the Royal Australian Air Force from 1956 to 1981, attaining the rank of group captain and being made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1978.
In 1984, Halverson was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Casey. On the election of the Howard Liberal Government in 1996, Halverson was appointed Speaker of the House, a position he held until his resignation in March 1998. He retired from politics at the 1998 election and was appointed the Australian Ambassador to Ireland and the Holy See, which he remained until 2003 when he was succeeded by John Herron. He died of cancer in 2016.