Patrick Secker

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name = Patrick Secker

honorific-suffix = MP BE


office = Member for Barker
term_start = 1998
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predecessor = Ian McLachlan
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1956|06|06|df=y
birth_place = Happy Valley, South Australia
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party = Liberal Party of Australia
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occupation = Company Director
alma mater = Flinders University
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Patrick Damien Secker (born 6 June 1956), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Barker, South Australia.

Secker was born in Happy Valley, South Australia, and was educated at Flinders University, Adelaide gaining a degree in Economics and Politics. He was a primary producer, small business retailer and company director before entering politics. He was a member of the Meadows District Council 1981-83 and the Mt Barker District Council 1983-92.

Secker is currently a Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Deputy Chair of the National Capital and External Territories Joint Standing Committee of Parliament. He is Secretary of the Opposition backbench committee on Agriculture and Infrastructure as well as Chair of the Liberal Party Rural and Regional affairs Committee and a member of the Liberal Party Federal Executive and Federal Council.

Secker was booked by a police officer in April 2006 for tailgating a prime mover. He was accused of travelling half a second behind, Secker pleaded not guilty and asserted that he was travelling five seconds behind. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/28/2017068.htm Secker tells court driving was safe: ABC News 28/8/07] ] In September 2007 he was found guilty of tailgating a prime mover by the Magistrates Court at Berri in the SA Riverland, given a $450 fine and lost one demerit point. [ [http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/25/2043216.htm Federal MP guilty of driving offence: ABC News 25/9/07] ] It followed a speeding incident in 2005, at 17km/h over the limit whilst overtaking a truck. In defense, Secker stated:

I think I'm like most people and that's why I challenged that ruling is that when you pass a B-double you need to speed up. I think most people still do that on the basis that it's safer. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/06/27/2287649.htm Secker promotes fuel efficient driving: ABC South East SA 27/6/08] ]

At the 2007 federal election, Secker suffered the largest two party preferred swing in South Australia at over 10 percent.

References

External links

* [http://www.patricksecker.com/ Patrick Secker's website]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH=6 May 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH=Happy Valley, South Australia, Australia
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