# Peter Shack

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

## Early life

Shack was born in [Perth, Western Australia](/source/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](/source/Schleswig-Holstein); another of Heinrich Schacht's descendants was Labor Senator [Chris Schacht](/source/Chris_Schacht).[1] Shack was educated at [Wesley College, Perth](/source/Wesley_College_(Western_Australia)) and the [University of Western Australia](/source/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](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Australia) member for [Tangney](/source/Division_of_Tangney). He was defeated by [Labor](/source/Australian_Labor_Party)'s [George Gear](/source/George_Gear) in 1983. However, a redistribution for the 1984 election made Tangney notionally Liberal, forcing Gear to transfer to nearby [Canning](/source/Division_of_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.[2]

## Criminal conviction

In January 2013, Shack was convicted of stealing $100,000 from his mother-in-law Mary Stasinowsky in July 2004.[3][4] On 26 April he was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment.[5][6]

## References

1. Rob Lundie (2017). ["SCHACHT, CHRISTOPHER CLELAND (1946– )"](http://biography.senate.gov.au/schacht-christopher-cleland/). Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate.

1. Carr, Adam (2008). ["Australian Election Archive"](http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia). *Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive*. Retrieved 2008-08-02.

1. ["Ex-MP Peter Shack 'offended' by fraud claims"](http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/ex-mp-peter-shack-offended-by-fraud-claims/story-e6frg13u-1226555436842). *Sunday Times*. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.

1. ["Federal MP Peter Shack convicted of $100,000 fraud"](http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/federal-mp-peter-shack-convicted-of-100000-fraud/story-e6frg13u-1226557084455). *Sunday Times*. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.

1. ["Former MP jailed over family fraud"](https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/16891979/former-mp-peter-shack-jailed-over-family-fraud/). *West Australian*. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

1. ["Former federal Liberal MP jailed for fraud"](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-26/former-mp-jailed-over-fraud/4653344). *ABC News*. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

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