Ron Edwards

Who is Ron Edwards?

Ronald Frederick "Ron" Edwards is a retired Australian politician. Born in Perth, Western Australia, he was educated at the University of Western Australia and the University of Sydney, after which he became a lecturer in economics and industrial relations. In 1983, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Stirling, defeating the sitting member, Liberal minister Ian Viner. Edwards held Stirling until his defeat by Liberal candidate Eoin Cameron in 1993.

Prior to his defeat, Edwards was Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and prior to the calling of the 1993 election Speaker Leo McLeay resigned. It had been expected that if the election had not been called so soon after McLeay's resignation as Speaker or if Edwards had held his seat of Stirling in the election upon the re-election of the Keating Government, Edwards would have been elected Speaker.