Guy Yeomans
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Guy Andrew Yeomans is a former Australia
n politician. He was the Liberal
member for Hurstville
in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 1984 to 1991.
Yeomans was born in Sydney
and attended Sydney Technical High School and then the University of Sydney
, where he received a Bachelor of Arts
and a Diploma of Education
, majoring in government, history and English. He was a high school teacher from 1977 to 1984.
In 1984, Yeomans was selected as the Liberal
candidate to challenge state Labor
MP Kevin Ryan in the seat of Hurstville
, winning by 531 votes. He was re-elected in 1988 (defeating future federal Attorney-General
Robert McClelland
). Following the 1991 redistribution, however, Hurstville became a notionally Labor seat. Yeomans contested preselection for the safer neighbouring seat of Georges River
, but was defeated by sitting MP Terry Griffiths
. Since Hurstville was being contested by Earlwood
MP Phil White
, whose seat had been abolished, Yeomans retired from politics.
In 1998, Yeomans completed a Graduate Diploma in Christian Studies at the New South Wales Baptist Theological College, and in 2000 travelled to the Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth in Pennsylvania
. Since then he has been a spiritual director associated with the Centre of Ignatian Spirituality at Canisius College in Pymble
. In 2004 he married Sandra von Eck. He was made Pastor of St Ives
Baptist
Church in 2005.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He was the Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
member for Hurstville
Electoral district of Hurstville
Hurstville was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after and including the Sydney suburb of Hurstville....
in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
from 1984 to 1991.
Yeomans was born in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and attended Sydney Technical High School and then the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
, where he received a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
and a Diploma of Education
Diploma of Education
The Diploma of Education, often abbreviated to DipEd or GradDipEd, is a postgraduate qualification offered in many Commonwealth countries including Australia, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom...
, majoring in government, history and English. He was a high school teacher from 1977 to 1984.
In 1984, Yeomans was selected as the Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
candidate to challenge state Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
MP Kevin Ryan in the seat of Hurstville
Electoral district of Hurstville
Hurstville was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after and including the Sydney suburb of Hurstville....
, winning by 531 votes. He was re-elected in 1988 (defeating future federal Attorney-General
Attorney-General of Australia
The Attorney-General of Australia is the first law officer of the Crown, chief law officer of the Commonwealth of Australia and a minister of the Crown. The Attorney-General is usually a member of the Federal Cabinet, but there is no constitutional requirement that this be the case since the...
Robert McClelland
Robert McClelland (Australian politician)
Robert Bruce McClelland is the Attorney-General of Australia. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of theAustralian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Barton, New South Wales...
). Following the 1991 redistribution, however, Hurstville became a notionally Labor seat. Yeomans contested preselection for the safer neighbouring seat of Georges River
Electoral district of Georges River
Georges River was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1930 to 2007. It was replaced by Oatley.-Members for Georges River:-Election results:...
, but was defeated by sitting MP Terry Griffiths
Terry Griffiths (politician)
Terence Allan "Terry" Griffiths , a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Georges River from 1988 to 1995 initially for the Liberal Party and then as an independent member...
. Since Hurstville was being contested by Earlwood
Electoral district of Earlwood
Earlwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales from 1950 to 1991. It included Earlwood.-Members for Earlwood:...
MP Phil White
Phil White
Philip John "Phil" White was an Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Earlwood in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 1991....
, whose seat had been abolished, Yeomans retired from politics.
In 1998, Yeomans completed a Graduate Diploma in Christian Studies at the New South Wales Baptist Theological College, and in 2000 travelled to the Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Since then he has been a spiritual director associated with the Centre of Ignatian Spirituality at Canisius College in Pymble
Pymble, New South Wales
Pymble is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pymble is located north-west of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council....
. In 2004 he married Sandra von Eck. He was made Pastor of St Ives
St Ives, New South Wales
St Ives is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. St Ives is located 18 kilometres north of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council...
Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
Church in 2005.