Guy Yeomans

Last updated July 13, 2021

Guy Andrew Yeomans (born 5 November 1954), is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Hurstville in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1984 to 1991.

Yeomans was born in Sydney and attended Sydney Technical High School and then the University of Sydney, where he received a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education, majoring in government, history and English. He was a high school teacher from 1977 to 1984.^[1]

In 1984, Yeomans was selected as the Liberal candidate to challenge state Labor MP Kevin Ryan in the seat of Hurstville, winning by 531 votes. He was re-elected in 1988 (defeating future federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland). Following the 1991 redistribution, however, Hurstville became a notionally Labor seat. Yeomans contested preselection for the safer seat of Georges River which contained a majority of those who voted for him under his old seat, but was defeated by sitting MP Terry Griffiths. Since Hurstville was being contested by Earlwood MP Phil White, whose seat had been abolished, Yeomans retired from politics.^[2] He went on to a career in Public Relations and the CEO of Sydney Anglican Schools.

In 1996, Yeomans completed a Graduate Diploma in Christian Studies at the New South Wales Baptist Theological College, and in 2000 completed a course in spiritual direction at the Center for Spiritual Growth, Pennsylvania. Since then he has ministered as a spiritual director associated with the Centres of Ignatian Spirituality. In 2004 he received his master's degree in Christian Spirituality and married Sandra. They have two children. He became a Baptist Pastor in 2005 serving at St Ives, then moving to UK in 2016 to minister there with the Baptist Church.

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References

↑ "Mr Guy Andrew Yeomans". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 July 2020.

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Kevin Ryan	Member for Hurstville 1984–1991	Succeeded by Morris Iemma

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[nsw-1] "Mr Guy Andrew Yeomans". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.

[green-2] Green, Antony. "Elections for Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 July 2020.

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