After 15 years as a little-known Liberal backbencher, Andrew was elected Speaker of the House after the October 1998 elections. He was a generally well respected speaker, although some MPs regarded his interventions during debates as heavy handed and his remarks from the chair as sometimes pompous.
Andrew presided over the House during the special sitting in May 2001 to mark the centenary of the Parliament of Australia, which met in the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, as did the first Parliament in 1901. Following a redistribution which in most commentators' opinions made his electorate unwinnable (although in fact the Liberal Party retained it), Andrew announced his retirement from politics at the 2004 elections. He remained Speaker until David Hawker was elected to succeed him on 16 November.
John NeilAndrew (born 7 June1944), Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1983 to October 2004, representing the Division of Wakefield, South Australia.
He was a generally well respected speaker, although some MPs regarded his interventions during debates as heavy handed and his remarks from the chair as sometimes pompous, and was also, along with Leo McLeay, one of the only two speakers as of 2005 to be subject to an ineffective motion of no confidence.
Andrew presided over the House during the special sitting in May 2001 to mark the centenary of the Parliament of Australia, which met in the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, as did the first Parliament in 1901.
Liverpool FC NeilAndrew Mellor (born November 4, 1982 in Sheffield, England) is a professional football player, currently on loan to Wigan Athletic from Liverpool.
Neil Mellor is the son of former Manchester City player Ian Mellor.
Neil Mellor was ruled out for the remainder of the 2004-05 season after undergoing surgery on both knees in March 2005.
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