Jeremy David Hanson,

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, MLA (born 18 February 1967) is a former

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officer and is an Australian politician with the

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, elected to the

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as one of seven MLAs for the

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at the

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. He was the

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in the ACT, as well as Shadow Minister for Health, Police, Corrections and Indigenous Affairs, between February 2013 and October 2016. In 2016, following a redistricting of the ACT's electorates and an expansion in size of the Legislative Assembly, he was elected as one of five MLAs for the new electorate of Murrumbidgee. Following the resignation of fellow Murrumbidgee Liberal MLA,

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, Hanson was elected as Deputy Leader of the Canberra Liberals in February 2022.

Military career

The son of a

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officer who was posted to Canberra in 1979, Hanson completed his schooling in

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and joined the Australian Army in 1986; graduating from the

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in 1987. He holds a bachelor's degree from the

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and a master's degree in Management and Defence Studies from the

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. Before his election, Hanson served for 22 years in the Army, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was deployed to

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and

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, and earned the Conspicuous Service Cross for his work at Army headquarters. In addition, Hanson has been awarded the following medals: *ADF Gold Commendation *

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with clasps Iraq 2003 and East Timor * Iraq Medal *

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with 1st clasp * Defence Medal *

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with

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Ribbon *Return from Active Service Badge *Army Combat Badge

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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanson, Jeremy Liberal Party of Australia members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly 1967 births Living people Australian Army officers Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly People educated at Kimbolton School Recipients of the Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia) Place of birth missing (living people) University of Canberra alumni University of New England (Australia) alumni Royal Military College, Duntroon graduates 21st-century Australian politicians