Peter Shack

Peter Shack
Member of the Australian Parliament for Tangney
In office 10 December 1977 – 5 March 1983
Preceded by	Peter Richardson
Succeeded by	George Gear
In office 1 December 1984 – 8 February 1993
Preceded by	George Gear
Succeeded by	Daryl Williams
Personal details
Born	(1953-06-20) 20 June 1953 Perth, Western Australia
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Rebecca Clough
Residence	Mosman Park, Western Australia
Alma mater	University of Western Australia
Occupation	Company director

Peter Donald Shack (born 20 June 1953) is a former Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1977 to 1983 and from 1984 to 1993. He was a member of the Liberal Party and represented the Division of Tangney in Western Australia.

Early life

Shack was born in Perth, Western Australia. He is a descendant of Heinrich Schacht, who immigrated to Australia in 1860s from the German-Danish border region of Schleswig-Holstein; another of Heinrich Schacht's descendants was Labor Senator Chris Schacht. Shack was educated at Wesley College, Perth and the University of Western Australia before becoming a company director and political advisor.

Politics

In 1977, aged 24, Shack was elected to the House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Tangney. He was defeated by Labor's George Gear in 1983. However, a redistribution for the 1984 election made Tangney notionally Liberal, forcing Gear to transfer to nearby Canning. Shack ran for his old seat in that election and won it with a large swing. He held the seat without serious difficulty until his retirement in 1993.

Criminal conviction

In January 2013, Shack was convicted of stealing $100,000 from his mother-in-law Mary Stasinowsky in July 2004. On 26 April he was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment.