John Haslem
John Haslem may refer to: * John Haslem (politician) * John Haslem (artist) John Haslem (1808–1884), was an English china and enamel painter, and writer. He painted many portrait miniatures of Queen Victoria, the Royal Family and other nobility. Life and work Haslem was born in 1808 at Carrington in Cheshire (n ...

John Haslem (politician)
John Whitton Haslem (born 1 February 1939) was born in Melbourne, Victoria and educated at Brighton Grammar School and Melbourne University where he attained an LLB and B.Com. His early career was as a solicitor in Melbourne before moving to Canberra in 1965 to join the Federal Department of Trade and Industry. He returned to legal practice in 1970 with a leading Canberra law firm where he became a Partner. In 1975 he stood for pre-selection for the seat of Canberra for the Liberal Party. He was elected as the first Liberal Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Canberra in 1975, serving until his defeat by Labor Party's Ros Kelly in the 1980 election. His notable achievement in office being his service on the Parliamentary Committee that initiated and launched the New Parliament House. After leaving Parliament he returned to the practice of law in Canberra as a Partner in National firm Dawson Waldron. In 1989, Haslem unsuccessfully sought election to the inau ...
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