He may have been dubbed a show pony and the Colt from Kooyong, but Andrew Peacock proved over 40 years in public life that he was an original and highly effective minister and diplomat.
Andrew Peacock and Jeff Kennett campaigning. May 15, 1985.
When Andrew Peacock was riding high in his ministerial career, a Labor frontbencher raised doubts about his administrative competence during parliamentary question time.
Dressed in a finely tailored blue suit that followed the contours of his tanned, fitness-first body, with a striped shirt and a stiff white collar – also the fashion of the times – Peacock rose to his feet theatrically.
Andrew ClarkSenior writerAndrew Clark is a former editor of The Sun-Herald and Australian Business. He was a correspondent in Europe and North America, a political correspondent in Canberra and has been a journalist for more than 55 years. Email Andrew at aclark@afr.com.au
