Steve Gibbons (politician)
Steve Gibbons | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Bendigo | |
| In office 3 October 1998 – 5 August 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Reid |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Chesters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen William Gibbons 11 September 1949 Melbourne, Australia |
| Died | 19 July 2022 (aged 72) |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
Stephen William Gibbons (11 September 1949 – 19 July 2022) was an Australian politician who served as an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1998 until August 2013 representing the Division of Bendigo, Victoria.
He was born in Melbourne. He attended Golden Square Primary School and Kangaroo Flat Secondary College in Bendigo. [citation needed] He became an apprentice to a motor mechanic. He worked in auto part wholesaling and packaging industries.
He was a trade union official, small business proprietor and researcher and adviser to the Victorian Leader of the Opposition, John Brumby, before entering politics.[citation needed]
First elected to represent the Bendigo electorate in 1998, he was re-elected in 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010. In August 2011, Gibbons announced his intention to retire from parliament at the next election.[1][2][3][4] [5][6][7]
Gibbons died in July 2022, at the age of 72.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Brett Worthington, Bendigo MP announces retirement, Bendigo Advertiser, 29 August 2011.
- ^ Mr Steve Gibbons MP, Parliament of Australia , 28 February 2012
- ^ Steve Gibbons not happy with Rudd's change to leadership spill rules, theguardian.com, 9 July 2013.
- ^ About Steve Gibbon, Bazedon, 28 May 2020.
- ^ Gibbons Motion, theguardian.com, 6 July 2020.
- ^ ALP's Member for Bendigo, ABC News, 6 July 2020.
- ^ Rudd v Gillard: game on, Crikey.com.au, 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Tributes flow for former Bendigo MP Steve Gibbons, dead aged 72". Bendigo Advertiser. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Search or browse Hansard for Steve Gibbons at OpenAustralia.org
- 1949 births
- 2022 deaths
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia
- Labor Left politicians
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Bendigo
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- 20th-century Australian politicians
- Politicians from Melbourne