Grant Chapman

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Grant Chapman
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Member of the Australian Parliament
for Kingston
In office
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Preceded byRichard Gun
Succeeded byGordon Bilney
Senator for South Australia
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Personal details
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North Adelaide, South Australia
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PartyLiberal Party of Australia
RelationsRoger Goldsworthy (brother-in-law)
John Chapman (great-uncle)
ParentScript error: No such module "Detect singular".Hedley Thomas Chapman and Edith Maud Chapman nee Longmire
University of Adelaide
OccupationOil executive, management consultant, director

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Hedley Grant Pearson Chapman (born 27 April 1949) is an Australian politician.

Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Chapman was educated at Prince Alfred College[2] and the University of Adelaide and worked as a marketing executive in the oil industry and a self-employed management consultant prior to gaining Liberal Party pre-selection for the federal Division of Kingston in the House of Representatives leading to his election in Malcolm Fraser's 1975 landslide win. In the 1980 election, Chapman held Kingston by 358 votes[3] and served in the House of Representatives until his defeat at the 1983 federal election.

Chapman expressed opposition to the development of the Franklin River Dam. After visiting the area he said: "It is a superb area. The visit reinforced my view that it would be a travesty if the dam went ahead."[4]

Chapman unsuccessfully sought preselection for the new seat of Mayo in 1984,[5] and unsuccessfully contested the state electorate of Fisher at the 1985 state election, but returned to federal politics in 1987 as a member of the Australian Senate representing South Australia.

He was defeated at the 2007 election when he was third on the SA Liberal ticket but only two Liberal candidates were elected.

In September 2010, Chapman was elected unopposed as President of the Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division) and was re-elected unopposed in 2011 and 2012.

Personal life

Chapman is the joint-owner of the long-term lease over Wallerberdina Station, which is one of three properties short-listed for the prospective development of nuclear waste storage facility in South Australia.[6]

Chapman's great-uncle John Chapman also served in federal parliament.[7]

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Family Notices". The Advertiser. 29 April 1949. p. 16. Retrieved 29 December 2015 – via Trove.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."David Combe now believes he owns his own". The Canberra Times. 29 September 1985. p. 41. Retrieved 7 June 2016 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Liberal win Kingston - Chapman gains an absolute majority". The Canberra Times. 28 October 1980. p. 7. Retrieved 7 June 2016 – via Trove.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ELECTION '83 A Liberal MP who opposes the Franklin dam - Interesting seats Kingston". The Canberra Times. 10 February 1983. p. 10. Retrieved 7 June 2016 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kennedy, Alex (28 May 1994). "The Other Alexander Downer". The Canberra Times. p. 43. Retrieved 30 November 2022 – via Trove.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Keane, Daniel (16 November 2015). "Proposed nuclear waste site owned by former Liberal senator". ABC News. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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