Alan Ferguson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alan Ferguson
Senator for South Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office  May 1992
President of the Australian Senate
Succeeded by	John Hogg
Born	16 September 1943 (1943-09-16) (age 66) Maitland, South Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater	Scotch College, Adelaide
Profession	Farmer

The Hon. Alan Baird Ferguson (born 16 September 1943), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since May 1992, representing South Australia.^[1] On 14 August 2007 Senator Ferguson became the 22nd President of the Australian Senate, succeeding Senator Paul Calvert of Tasmania. He was succeeded as President by Queensland Senator John Hogg on 26 August 2008, becoming Deputy President.^[1]

He was born in Maitland, South Australia, and was a farmer and then a manager of farms.^[1] Before entering politics he was educated at Weetulta Rural School^[2] and later at Scotch College in Adelaide. He was President of the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party 1990-92.^[3]

For eight years until his election as President, he chaired the influential Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade in the Australian Parliament.

[edit] References

Political offices
Preceded by Paul Calvert	President of the Australian Senate 2007-2008	Succeeded by John Hogg

v • d • e Current members of the Australian Senate NSW Mark Arbib (ALP) • Doug Cameron (ALP) • Helen Coonan (Lib) • John Faulkner (ALP) • Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (Lib) • Michael Forshaw (ALP) • Bill Heffernan (Lib) • Steve Hutchins (ALP) • Fiona Nash (Nat) • Marise Payne (Lib) • Ursula Stephens (ALP) • John Williams (Nat) Vic Kim Carr (ALP) • Jacinta Collins (ALP) • Stephen Conroy (ALP) • David Feeney (ALP) • Steve Fielding (FFP) • Mitch Fifield (Lib) • Helen Kroger (Lib) • Gavin Marshall (ALP) • Julian McGauran (Lib) • Michael Ronaldson (Lib) • Scott Ryan (Lib) • Judith Troeth (Lib) QLD Ron Boswell (Nat) • Sue Boyce (Lib) • George Brandis (Lib) • Mark Furner (ALP) • John Hogg (ALP) • Barnaby Joyce (Nat) • Joe Ludwig (ALP) • Ian Macdonald (Lib) • Jan McLucas (ALP) • Brett Mason (Lib) • Claire Moore (ALP) • Russell Trood (Lib) WA Judith Adams (Lib) • Chris Back (Lib) • Mark Bishop (ALP) • Michaelia Cash (Lib) • Mathias Cormann (Lib) • Alan Eggleston (Lib) • Chris Evans (ALP) • David Johnston (Lib) • Scott Ludlam (Grn) • Louise Pratt (ALP) • Rachel Siewert (Grn) • Glenn Sterle (ALP) SA Cory Bernardi (Lib) • Simon Birmingham (Lib) • Don Farrell (ALP) • Alan Ferguson (Lib) • Mary Jo Fisher (Lib) • Sarah Hanson-Young (Grn) • Annette Hurley (ALP) • Anne McEwen (ALP) • Nick Minchin (Lib) • Penny Wong (ALP) • Dana Wortley (ALP) • Nick Xenophon (Ind) Tas Eric Abetz (Lib) • Guy Barnett (Lib) • Catryna Bilyk (ALP) • Bob Brown (Grn) • Carol Brown (ALP) • David Bushby (Lib) • Richard Colbeck (Lib) • Christine Milne (Grn) • Kerry O'Brien (ALP) • Stephen Parry (Lib) • Helen Polley (ALP) • Nick Sherry (ALP) Territories ACT Gary Humphries (Lib) • Kate Lundy (ALP) NT Trish Crossin (ALP) • Nigel Scullion (CLP) Labor (ALP) • Family First (FFP) • Greens (Grn) • Liberal (Lib) • Country Liberal (CLP) • National (Nat)

This article about a Liberal Party of Australia politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e