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Peter Debnam
Peter Debnam
	Debnam at the ANZAC dawn service, Sydney, 25 April 2006
Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales; Elections: 2007
	In office; 1 September 2005 – 2 April 2007
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Premier	Morris Iemma
Deputy	Barry O'Farrell
Preceded by	John Brogden
Succeeded by	Barry O'Farrell
Member of the New South Wales Parliament; for Vaucluse
	In office; 9 April 1994 – 4 March 2011
Preceded by	Michael Yabsley
Succeeded by	Gabrielle Upton
Personal details
Born	21 April 1954 (age 70); Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse	Deborah Debnam
Residence	Sydney, Australia
Website	Personal site
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1972 – 1980
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	HMAS Melbourne; HMAS Torrens; HMAS Vampire; HMAS Anzac; HMAS Attack; HMAS Barricade

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Peter John Debnam (born 21 April 1954), is an Australian former politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Vaucluse between 1994 and 2011. Debnam is a former Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Western Sydney, Redfern/Waterloo and Citizenship. He also held the shadow portfolios of Infrastructure and Energy.

Early life and career

Debnam's early years of schooling were at Frenchs Forest Public School and The Forest High School. Debnam was educated at the Royal Australian Naval College, where he graduated in 1974. He served in the Royal Australian Navy from 1972 to 1980. During his Naval career, Debnam served on many ships including the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne, destroyer escort HMAS Torrens, destroyers HMAS Vampire and HMAS Anzac and patrol boats HMAS Attack and HMAS Barricade. After leaving the navy, Debnam studied at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, where he gained an MBA. He held positions at Dalgety Farmers Limited, Hawker de Havilland and Australian Aircraft Consortium before entering politics.^[1]

Political career

In 1994, Debnam was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, winning a by-election for the safe Liberal seat of Vaucluse. The following year the Liberal government was defeated by Labor under Bob Carr. Between 1997 and 2005 Debnam was successively Shadow Minister for Housing and for Planning and Urban Affairs, Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Transport, Shadow Minister for Police and Shadow Minister for Transport Services.^[2]

Following John Brogden's sudden resignation as Liberal Leader in August 2005, the Deputy Leader, Barry O'Farrell, was initially the favourite to become leader, but Debnam steadily gained ground as he lobbied Liberal MPs, and on 31 August O'Farrell withdrew from the contest.

Allegations against Attorney-General

On 16 November 2006, Debnam suggested under Parliamentary Privilege that NSW Attorney-General Bob Debus was under investigation by the Police Integrity Commission. In response, the Government released a police report stating that a minister had been the subject of complaints (not an investigation), and that they were dismissed in 2003 as spurious and groundless. The report did not name the minister concerned as it was, deemed to be 'not in the public interest'.^[3] When Mr Debnam declined to provide evidence to support his claims, he was censured by Parliament for misleading the House.^[4]

It was subsequently reported that Debnam's source for the accusation was a convicted child sex offender and bank robber with a history of making unsubstantiated allegations.^[5] Opinion poll support for the Opposition leader declined markedly in the wake of the allegations,^[6] which also distracted attention from a campaign against the Government over the sacking of Ministers Milton Orkopoulos and Carl Scully.

2007 election

Peter Debnam led the Liberal/National coalition to defeat in the 2007 state election. The Coalition gained a total of four seats from Labor and independents—too few to significantly reduce Labor's majority. Following the election, his deputy, O'Farrell, announced he would challenge Debnam for the Liberal leadership. When it was apparent that Debnam did not have enough support to keep his post, he withdrew from the contest on 2 April 2007, effectively handing the leadership to O'Farrell. On 11 April 2007 O'Farrell appointed Debnam as opposition infrastructure and energy spokesman.^[7] He resigned in May 2008 because of his party's decision to support the Labor Government's plan to privatise the electricity system.^[8]

He retired from Parliament prior to the 2011 state election.

References

^ "Peter Debnam, Opposition Leader". Liberal Party. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
^ "Mr Peter John Debnam (1954- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ "Allegations against Debus 'spurious'". The Australian. 17 November 2006. Archived from the original on 7 March 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2006.
^ "Parliament censures Debnam over Debus claims". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 November 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2007.
^ ""Rotten" Debnam refuses to apologise". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2007.
^ "Election becomes race for the biggest loser". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2007.
^ "Debnam lands role in O'Farrell cabinet". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2007.
^ "Debnam's backbench retreat over power plan". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.

Bibliography

Marr, David (2 September 2006). "Interview with Peter Debnam". "Debnam's not drowning, he's waving", The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 25. Retrieved 2 September 2006.

External links

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Michael Yabsley	Member for Vaucluse 1994 – 2011	Succeeded by Gabrielle Upton
Political offices
Preceded by John Brogden	Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales 2005 – 2007	Succeeded by Barry O'Farrell
Party political offices
Preceded by John Brogden	Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party 2005 – 2007	Succeeded by Barry O'Farrell

[1] "Peter Debnam, Opposition Leader". Liberal Party. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2007.

[Peter_Debnam_NSW_parl-2] "Mr Peter John Debnam (1954- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

[3] "Allegations against Debus 'spurious'". The Australian. 17 November 2006. Archived from the original on 7 March 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2006.

[4] "Parliament censures Debnam over Debus claims". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 November 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2007.

[5] ""Rotten" Debnam refuses to apologise". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2007.

[6] "Election becomes race for the biggest loser". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2007.

[7] "Debnam lands role in O'Farrell cabinet". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2007.

[8] "Debnam's backbench retreat over power plan". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.

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-'''Peter John Debnam''' (born. 21 April 1954), is a former [[Australia]]n politician. He was a member of the [[New South Wales]] [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Electoral district of Vaucluse|Vaucluse]] between 1994 and [[New South Wales state election, 2011|2011]]. Debnam is a former [[Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party]], [[Opposition (parliamentary)|Leader of the Opposition]] and [[Shadow Minister]] for Western Sydney, Redfern/Waterloo and Citizenship. He also held the [[Shadow Cabinet|shadow portfolios]] of Infrastructure and Energy.
+'''Peter John Debnam''' (born 21 April 1954), is an Australian former politician. He was a member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Electoral district of Vaucluse|Vaucluse]] between 1994 and [[2011 New South Wales state election|2011]]. Debnam is a former [[Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party]], [[Opposition (parliamentary)|Leader of the Opposition]] and [[Shadow Minister]] for Western Sydney, Redfern/Waterloo and Citizenship. He also held the [[Shadow Cabinet|shadow portfolios]] of Infrastructure and Energy.
+==Early life and career==
-==Biography==
-Debnam's early years of schooling were at [[Frenchs Forest Public School]] and [[The Forest High School]]. Debnam was educated at the [[Royal Australian Naval College]], where he graduated in 1974. He served in the [[Royal Australian Navy]] from 1972 to 1980. During his Naval career, Debnam served on many ships including the [[aircraft carrier]] {{HMAS|Melbourne|R21|6}}, destroyer escort {{HMAS|Torrens|DE 53|6}}, destroyers {{HMAS|Vampire|D11|6}} and {{HMAS|Anzac|D59|6}} and patrol boats {{HMAS|Attack|P 90|6}} and {{HMAS|Barricade|P 98|6}}. After leaving the Navy, Debnam studied at the [[Macquarie Graduate School of Management]], where he gained an [[MBA]]. He held positions at Dalgety Farmers Limited, [[Boeing Australia|Hawker de Havilland]] and Australian Aircraft Consortium before entering politics.<ref>{{cite web| title =Peter Debnam, Opposition Leader| publisher =[[Liberal Party of Australia]]| url =http://www.peterdebnam.com.au/main_content/main_content/peter_debnam_mp_-_nsw_liberal_leader.html| accessdate = 2007-02-27 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070223025714/http://www.peterdebnam.com.au/main_content/main_content/peter_debnam_mp_-_nsw_liberal_leader.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-02-23}}</ref>
+Debnam's early years of schooling were at Frenchs Forest Public School and [[The Forest High School (New South Wales)|The Forest High School]]. Debnam was educated at the [[Royal Australian Naval College]], where he graduated in 1974. He served in the [[Royal Australian Navy]] from 1972 to 1980. During his Naval career, Debnam served on many ships including the [[aircraft carrier]] {{HMAS|Melbourne|R21|6}}, destroyer escort {{HMAS|Torrens|DE 53|6}}, destroyers {{HMAS|Vampire|D11|6}} and {{HMAS|Anzac|D59|6}} and patrol boats {{HMAS|Attack|P 90|6}} and {{HMAS|Barricade|P 98|6}}. After leaving the navy, Debnam studied at the [[Macquarie Graduate School of Management]], where he gained an [[MBA]]. He held positions at Dalgety Farmers Limited, [[Boeing Australia|Hawker de Havilland]] and Australian Aircraft Consortium before entering politics.<ref>{{cite web| title =Peter Debnam, Opposition Leader| publisher =[[Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)|Liberal Party]]| url =http://www.peterdebnam.com.au/main_content/main_content/peter_debnam_mp_-_nsw_liberal_leader.html| accessdate = 2007-02-27 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070223025714/http://www.peterdebnam.com.au/main_content/main_content/peter_debnam_mp_-_nsw_liberal_leader.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-02-23}}</ref>
+==Political career==
-In 1994 Debnam was elected to the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] as Liberal member for Vaucluse. The following year the Liberal government was defeated by [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] under [[Bob Carr]]. Between 1997 and 2005 Debnam was successively Shadow Minister for Housing and for Planning and Urban Affairs, Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Transport, Shadow Minister for Police and Shadow Minister for Transport Services.<ref>{{cite web| title =Mr Peter John Debnam, MBA MP| work =Members of Parliament| publisher =[[Parliament of New South Wales]]| url =http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Prod/Parlment/Members.nsf/d890a06557517cedca256e700008765e/f5d110ab77befa634a25674500016563| accessdate = 12 February 2010 }}</ref>
+In 1994, Debnam was elected to the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]], winning a [[1994 Vaucluse state by-election|by-election]] for the safe Liberal seat of Vaucluse. The following year the Liberal government was defeated by [[Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)|Labor]] under [[Bob Carr]]. Between 1997 and 2005 Debnam was successively Shadow Minister for Housing and for Planning and Urban Affairs, Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Transport, Shadow Minister for Police and Shadow Minister for Transport Services.<ref name="Peter Debnam NSW parl">{{Cite NSW Parliament |name=Mr Peter John Debnam (1954- )  |former=Yes |access-date=5 May 2019 |id=2122}}</ref>
-Following Brogden's sudden resignation as Liberal Leader, [[Barry O'Farrell]], as Deputy Leader, was initially the favourite to become leader, but Debnam steadily gained ground as he lobbied Liberal MPs, and on 31 August O'Farrell withdrew from the contest.
+Following [[John Brogden (politician)|John Brogden]]'s sudden resignation as Liberal Leader in August 2005, the Deputy Leader, [[Barry O'Farrell]], was initially the favourite to become leader, but Debnam steadily gained ground as he lobbied Liberal MPs, and on 31 August O'Farrell withdrew from the contest.
+===Allegations against Attorney-General===
-He led the Liberal/National coalition to defeat in the [[New South Wales state election, 2007|2007 state election]]. The Coalition gained a total of four seats from Labor and independents—too few to significantly reduce Labor's majority. Following the election, Deputy Liberal Leader and member for [[Electoral district of Ku-ring-gai|Ku-ring-gai]], [[Barry O'Farrell]] challenged Debnam for the Liberal leadership, and on 2 April 2007 Debnam withdrew from the contest. On 11 April 2007 O'Farrell appointed Debnam as opposition infrastructure and energy spokesman.<ref>{{cite news
+On 16 November 2006, Debnam suggested under [[Parliamentary Privilege]] that NSW Attorney-General [[Bob Debus]] was under investigation by the [[Police Integrity Commission]]. In response, the Government released a police report stating that a minister had been the subject of complaints (not an investigation), and that they were dismissed in 2003 as spurious and groundless. The report did not name the minister concerned as it was, deemed to be 'not in the public interest'.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20773189-1702,00.html| title = Allegations against Debus 'spurious'| date = 2006-11-17| accessdate = 2006-11-17| work = [[The Australian]]| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070307153325/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20773189-1702,00.html| archive-date = 7 March 2007| url-status = dead}}</ref> When Mr Debnam declined to provide evidence to support his claims, he was censured by Parliament for misleading the House.<ref>{{cite news| url =  http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200611/s1790547.htm| title = Parliament censures Debnam over Debus claims| date = 2006-11-16| accessdate = 2007-02-22|  work = ABC News |publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref>
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+It was subsequently reported that Debnam's source for the accusation was a convicted child sex offender and bank robber with a history of making unsubstantiated allegations.<ref>{{cite news| url =  http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/rotten-debnam-refuses-to-apologise/2006/11/21/1163871391544.html?from=rss| title = "Rotten" Debnam refuses to apologise| date = 2006-11-21| accessdate = 2007-02-22 | work = The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> Opinion poll support for the Opposition leader declined markedly in the wake of the allegations,<ref>{{cite news| url =  http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/election-becomes-race-for-the-biggest-loser/2006/11/20/1163871338930.html?page=1| title = Election becomes race for the biggest loser| date = 2006-11-21| accessdate = 2007-02-22 | work = The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> which also distracted attention from a campaign against the Government over the sacking of Ministers [[Milton Orkopoulos]] and [[Carl Scully]].
+===2007 election===
+{{2007 New South Wales state election sidebar|align|left}}
+Peter Debnam led the Liberal/National coalition to defeat in the [[2007 New South Wales state election|2007 state election]]. The Coalition gained a total of four seats from Labor and independents—too few to significantly reduce Labor's majority. Following the election, his deputy, O'Farrell, announced he would challenge Debnam for the Liberal leadership.  When it was apparent that Debnam did not have enough support to keep his post, he withdrew from the contest on 2 April 2007, effectively handing the leadership to O'Farrell. On 11 April 2007 O'Farrell appointed Debnam as opposition infrastructure and energy spokesman.<ref>{{cite news
     | title      = Debnam lands role in O'Farrell cabinet
     | date       = 11 April 2007
-    | publisher  = [[Fairfax Media]]
     | url        = http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/debnam-lands-role-in-ofarrell-cabinet/2007/04/11/1175971154094.html
     | work       = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]
+    | accessdate = 2007-04-11 }}</ref> He resigned in May 2008 because of his party's decision to support the Labor Government's plan to privatise the electricity system.<ref>{{cite news |title=Debnam's backbench retreat over power plan |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/12/2241801.htm?section=australia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106110534/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-05-12/debnams-backbench-retreat-over-power-plan/2432862 |archive-date=2012-11-06}}</ref>
-    | pages      =
-    | accessdate = 2007-04-11 }}</ref> He resigned in May 2008 because of his party's decision to support the Labor Government's plan to privatise the electricity system.<ref>{{cite news
-    | url        = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/12/2241801.htm?section=australia
-    | title      = Debnam's backbench retreat over power plan
-    | work       = [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]
-    | publisher  = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]
-    | date       =   }}</ref>
+He retired from Parliament prior to the [[2011 New South Wales state election|2011 state election]].
-==Allegations against Attorney-General==
-On 16 November 2006, Debnam suggested under [[Parliamentary Privilege]] that NSW Attorney-General [[Bob Debus]] was under investigation by the [[Police Integrity Commission]]. In response the Government released a Police report stating that a minister had been the subject of complaints (not an investigation) which were dismissed in 2003 as spurious and groundless. The report did not name the minister concerned as it was deemed to be 'not in the public interest'.<ref>{{cite news| url =  http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20773189-1702,00.html| title = Allegations against Debus 'spurious'| date = 2006-11-17| accessdate = 2006-11-17| publisher = [[News Limited]] | work = [[The Australian]] }}</ref> When Mr Debnam declined to provide evidence to support his claims, he was censured by Parliament for misleading the House.<ref>{{cite news| url =  http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200611/s1790547.htm| title = Parliament censures Debnam over Debus claims| date = 2006-11-16| accessdate = 2007-02-22|  work = ABC News |publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref>
-It was subsequently reported that Mr Debnam's source for the accusation was a convicted child sex offender and bank robber with a history of making unsubstantiated allegations.<ref>{{cite news| url =  http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/rotten-debnam-refuses-to-apologise/2006/11/21/1163871391544.html?from=rss| title = "Rotten" Debnam refuses to apologise| date = 2006-11-21| accessdate = 2007-02-22| publisher = Fairfax Media | work = The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> Opinion poll support for the Opposition leader declined markedly in the wake of the allegations,<ref>{{cite news| url =  http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/election-becomes-race-for-the-biggest-loser/2006/11/20/1163871338930.html?page=1| title = Election becomes race for the biggest loser| date = 2006-11-21| accessdate = 2007-02-22| publisher = Fairfax Media | work = The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> which also distracted attention from a campaign against the Government over the sacking of Ministers [[Milton Orkopoulos]] and [[Carl Scully]].
 ==References==
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 ==Bibliography==
-*{{cite news|first=David|last=Marr|title=Interview with Peter Debnam|date=2 September 2006 page 25|publisher="Debnam's not drowning, he's waving", The Sydney Morning Herald|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/debnams-not-drowning-hes-waving/2006/09/01/1156817102739.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2|accessdate=2006-09-02}}
+*{{cite news|first=David|last=Marr|title=Interview with Peter Debnam|date=2 September 2006|page=25|publisher="Debnam's not drowning, he's waving", The Sydney Morning Herald|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/debnams-not-drowning-hes-waving/2006/09/01/1156817102739.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2|accessdate=2006-09-02}}
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Leaders	Weaver Mair Treatt Robson Morton Askin Lewis Willis Coleman Mason McDonald Dowd Greiner Fahey Collins Chikarovski Brogden Debnam O'Farrell M. Baird Berejiklian Perrottet Speakman
Deputy leaders	Richardson Treatt Howarth Askin Willis Maddison Mason McDonald Cameron Rozzoli Foot Collins B. Baird Chikarovski Ron Phillips O'Farrell Hartcher O'Farrell Skinner Berejiklian Perrottet Ayres Kean Ward
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