Gordon Scholes

The Honourable Gordon Scholes AO
Scholes in 1983
Minister for Territories
In office 13 December 1984 – 24 July 1987
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Tom Uren
Succeeded by	John Brown
Minister for Defence
In office 11 March 1983 – 13 December 1984
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Ian Sinclair
Succeeded by	Kim Beazley
Manager of Opposition Business
In office 16 February 1976 – 29 December 1977
Leader	Gough Whitlam (1976-77) Bill Hayden (1977)
Preceded by	Ian Sinclair
Succeeded by	Mick Young
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office 27 February 1975 – 11 November 1975
Preceded by	Jim Cope
Succeeded by	Sir Billy Snedden
Member of the Australian Parliament for Corio
In office 22 July 1967 – 8 February 1993
Preceded by	Hubert Opperman
Succeeded by	Gavan O'Connor
Personal details
Born	Gordon Glen Denton Scholes (1931-06-07)7 June 1931 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	9 December 2018(2018-12-09) (aged 87) Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Della K. Robinson

Gordon Glen Denton Scholes AO (7 June 1931 – 9 December 2018) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served in the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1993, representing the Division of Corio. He served terms as Speaker of the House of Representatives (1975–1976), Minister for Defence (1983–1984), and Minister for Territories (1984–1987).