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{{Short description|Australian Liberal Party politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{For|the academic|Rodney Atkinson}}
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| birth_name = Rodney Alexander Atkinson
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| term_end = 2 March 1996
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'''Rodney Alexander Atkinson''' (born 7 August 1948) is a former [[Australia]]n [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] politician who represented the [[Division of Isaacs]] in the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] from 1990 to 1996.

Atkinson served in the [[Australian Army]] from 1968 to 1975, serving with the [[8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment|8th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment]] in Singapore and Malaysia from 1968 to 1969, and in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. He was awarded the [[Vietnam Medal]], [[Vietnam Campaign Medal]] and [[Vietnam Gallantry Cross|Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm]].

From 1980 to 1988 Atkinson was a Councillor on the City of [[Mordialloc, Victoria|Mordialloc]] Council, including a stint as Mayor from 1985 to 1986.

Atkinson was elected to represent the [[Division of Isaacs]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] in the [[1990 Australian federal election|1990 federal election]] and re-elected in [[1993 Australian federal election|1993]]. While in parliament he acted as Opposition [[Whip (politics)|Whip]] from 7 April 1993 to 26 May 1994. He lost the seat to [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidate Greg Wilton in the [[1996 Australian federal election|1996 federal election]], largely due to a redistribution that turned his already marginal seat into a notional Labor seat.

==References==
*{{cite web|url=http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/TranslateWIPILink.aspx?Folder=BIOGS&Criteria=NAME_ID:IT4%3B|title=Biography for ATKINSON, Rodney Alexander|publisher=Parliament of Australia Parliamentary Library|date=24 April 1997|accessdate=2007-12-01}}

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