Frank Walker (Australian politician)

The Honourable Francis John Walker QC
Vice-President of the Executive Council
In office 24 March 1993 – 25 March 1994
Preceded by	Ralph Willis
Succeeded by	Gary Johns
41st Attorney General of New South Wales
In office 14 May 1976 – 1 February 1983
Premier	Neville Wran
Preceded by	John Maddison
Succeeded by	Paul Landa
Member of the Australian Parliament for Robertson
In office 24 March 1990 – 2 March 1996
Preceded by	Barry Cohen
Succeeded by	Jim Lloyd
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Georges River
In office 19 September 1970 – 22 February 1988
Preceded by	Douglas Cross
Succeeded by	Terry Griffiths
Personal details
Born	(1942-07-07)7 July 1942 Sydney
Died	12 June 2012(2012-06-12) (aged 69) Sydney
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	University of Sydney (L.L.B., L.L.M.)
Occupation	Lawyer, barrister

Francis John Walker, QC (7 July 1942 – 12 June 2012) was an Australian politician and judge. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Georges River between 1970 and 1988 and subsequently a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing Robertson between 1990 and 1996, both for the Australian Labor Party. During his parliamentary careers, Walker held a range of ministerial responsibilities. He was the first New South Wales Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and was responsible for some of the first legislation that recognised the obligation to financially compensate indigenous Australians for the loss of their land. He has been given credit for achieving one of the first big breakthroughs in the protection of Australia's natural environment, the saving of the Terania Creek rainforest.^[1]