Peter Shack

Peter Shack
Member of the Australian Parliament for Tangney
In office 10 December 1977 – 5 March 1983
Preceded by	Peter Richardson
Succeeded by	George Gear
In office 1 December 1984 – 8 February 1993
Preceded by	George Gear
Succeeded by	Daryl Williams
Personal details
Born	20 June 1953 Perth, Western Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse(s)	Rebecca Clough
Residence	Mosman Park, Western Australia
Alma mater	University of Western Australia
Occupation	Company director

Peter Donald Shack (born 20 June 1953) is a former Australian politician. Born in Perth, Western Australia, he was educated at Wesley College, Perth and the University of Western Australia before becoming a company director and political advisor. In 1977, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Tangney. He was defeated by Labor's George Gear in 1983. However, a redistribution for the 1984 election made Tangney notionally Liberal, forcing Gear to transfer to nearby Canning. Shack ran for his old seat in that election and won it with a large swing. He held the seat without serious difficulty until his retirement in 1993.^[1]

In January 2013 Shack was convicted of stealing $100,000 from his mother-in-law Mary Stasinowsky in July 2004.^[2][3] On 26 April he was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment.^[4][5]

References

1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
2. "Ex-MP Peter Shack 'offended' by fraud claims". Sunday Times. Perth, WA. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
3. "Federal MP Peter Shack convicted of $100,000 fraud". Sunday Times. Perth, WA. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
4. "Former MP jailed over family fraud". West Australian (Perth, WA). 26 April 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
5. "Former federal Liberal MP jailed for fraud". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 26 April 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2016.