Jeremy David Hanson, CSC, MLA (born 18 February 1967) is a former Australian Army officer and is an Australian politician with the Liberal Party, elected to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly as one of seven MLAs for the Molonglo electorate at the 2008 election.
Following the resignation of fellow Murrumbidgee Liberal MLA, Giulia Jones, Hanson was elected as Deputy Leader of the Canberra Liberals in February 2022.
Military career
The son of a Royal Air Force officer who was posted to
Canberra in 1979, Hanson completed his schooling in
Queensland and joined the Australian Army in 1986; graduating from the Royal Military College Duntroon in 1987.
[ He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of New England and a master's degree in Management and Defence Studies from the University of Canberra. Before his election, Hanson served for 22 years in the Army, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel.]
He was deployed to East Timor and Iraq, and earned the Conspicuous Service Cross
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ADF Gold Commendation
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Australian Active Service Medal with clasps Iraq 2003 and East Timor
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Iraq Medal
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Defence Long Service Medal with 1st clasp
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Defence Medal
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United Nations Medal with UNTAET Ribbon
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Return from Active Service Badge
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Army Combat Badge
Political views
Hanson has been described as having conservative views, and is a member of the Right faction of the Liberal Party.
Despite being aligned with the party's conservative wing, Hanson supports same-sex marriage.
Hanson opposed the Indigenous Voice to Parliament proposal and endorsed the No campaign in the 2023 referendum on the matter.
Personal life
Hanson is married to Fleur, and they live in with sons William (from Hanson's first marriage) and Robbie. Hanson has dual British-Australian citizenship.
See also
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2016 Australian Capital Territory election
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