Stephen Martin | |
|---|---|
| 21st Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives | |
| In office 4 May 1993 – 29 January 1996 | |
| Deputy | Harry Jenkins |
| Preceded by | Leo McLeay |
| Succeeded by | Bob Halverson |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Cunningham | |
| In office 13 March 1993 – 16 August 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Stewart West |
| Succeeded by | Michael Organ |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Macarthur | |
| In office 1 December 1984 – 8 February 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Colin Hollis |
| Succeeded by | Chris Haviland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Paul Martin 24 June 1948 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Politician, teacher, lecturer, rugby league referee |
Stephen Paul Martin AO (born 24 June 1948) is an Australian former politician, senior academic and rugby league referee. He is best known for having served as the 21st Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996 during the second Keating government. Martin served as an Australian Labor Party (ALP) Member of Parliament for the seat of Macarthur, south west of Sydney, from 1984 to 1993; and, following redistribution, represented the coastal seat of Cunningham, which included his hometown of Wollongong, from 1993 until his resignation in 2002. Martin was the Chief Executive of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) from 2011 until his retirement in 2017.