Michael Hatton

Michael John Hatton (born 28 August 1951, in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian former politician who served as the Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives from June 1996 to October 2007, representing the Division of Blaxland, New South Wales.^[1]

Michael Hatton
Member of the Australian Parliament for Blaxland
In office 15 June 1996 – 17 October 2007
Preceded by	Paul Keating
Succeeded by	Jason Clare
Personal details
Born	(1951-08-28) 28 August 1951 (age 74) Sydney, Australia
Political party	Labor
Alma mater	University of New South Wales
Occupation	School teacher
Profession	Politician

Background and career

He was educated at the University of New South Wales. He was a school teacher before entering politics.^{[citation needed]} From 1985 to 1996, he was an electorate officer for his predecessor as MP for Blaxland, Paul Keating (Prime Minister 1991–1996). He entered parliament at a by-election necessitated by Keating's resignation from parliament after he lost the 1996 election to John Howard.

In May 2007, he lost party preselection and retired at the 2007 federal election which had seen his party return to power.^{[citation needed]} This meant that the entirety of his parliamentary career equated to the entirety of his party's time in Opposition.