Frank Walker (Australian politician)

Francis John Walker
Vice-President of the Executive Council
In office
24 March 1993 – 25 March 1994
Preceded byRalph Willis
Succeeded byGary Johns
41st Attorney General of New South Wales
In office
14 May 1976 – 1 February 1983
PremierNeville Wran
Preceded byJohn Maddison
Succeeded byPaul Landa
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Robertson
In office
24 March 1990 – 2 March 1996
Preceded byBarry Cohen
Succeeded byJim Lloyd
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Georges River
In office
19 September 1970 – 22 February 1988
Preceded byDouglas Cross
Succeeded byTerry Griffiths
Personal details
Born(1942-07-07)7 July 1942
Sydney
Died12 June 2012(2012-06-12) (aged 69)
Sydney
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
(L.L.B., L.L.M.)
OccupationLawyer, barrister

Francis John Walker, QC (7 July 1942 – 12 June 2012) was an Australian politician and judge. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Georges River between 1970 and 1988 and subsequently a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing Robertson between 1990 and 1996, both for the Australian Labor Party. During his parliamentary careers, Walker held a range of ministerial responsibilities. He was the first New South Wales Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and was responsible for some of the first legislation that recognised the obligation to financially compensate indigenous Australians for the loss of their land. He has been given credit for achieving one of the first big breakthroughs in the protection of Australia's natural environment, the saving of the Terania Creek rainforest.[1]

  1. ^ "Barbarians at the gate – don't let them destroy Murray Valley National Park | the Lucky General". 12 July 2019.