Michael Hatton

Michael Hatton MP
Member of the Australian Parliament for Blaxland
In office 15 June 1996 – 24 November 2007
Preceded by	Paul Keating
Succeeded by	Jason Clare
Personal details
Born	August 28, 1951 (1951-08-28) (age 60) Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor
Alma mater	University of New South Wales
Occupation	School teacher

Michael John Hatton (b. 28 August 1951, Sydney) was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from June 1996 to November 2007, representing the Division of Blaxland, New South Wales.^[1]

He was educated at the University of New South Wales. He was a school teacher before entering politics. From 1985 to 1996, he was an electorate officer for his predecessor as MP for Blaxland, Paul Keating (Prime Minister 1991-96). He entered parliament at a by-election necessitated by Keating's resignation from parliament after he lost the 1996 election to John Howard.

In May 2007 he lost party preselection and retired at the 2007 federal election which had seen his party return to power. This meant that the entirety of his parliamentary career equated to the entirety of his party's time in Opposition.

References

1. ^ Biography in the Australian Parliamentary Handbook

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Paul Keating	Member for Blaxland 1996 – 2007	Succeeded by {{{after}}}

Persondata
Name	Hatton, Michael John
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	25 August 1951
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death	living
Place of death