Gavan Michael O'Connor (born 2 December 1947), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party (ALP) member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Corio, Victoria. He was born in Colac, Victoria, and was educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat, Monash University and the University of New England. He was a farmer, high school teacher, and member of the Colac City Council before entering Parliament.[1] He became Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition (Kim Beazley) 1996-98 and Member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry from October 1998. He has been Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries since December 2003.[1] O'Connor lost his endorsement as the ALP candidate for Corio to Richard Marles in March 2007 . On the 18th of October the same year, he announced he would run as an independent at the 2007 Federal Election[2].
References
- ^ a b Biography for O'Connor, Gavan Michael. ParlInfo Web. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved on 2007-08-25.
- ^ Gavan O'Connor to run as an independent. Geelong Advertiser website. Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
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| Preceded by Gordon Scholes |
Member for Corio 1993 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Richard Marles |
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| NAME | O'Connor, Gavan Michael |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2 December 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Colac, Victoria, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
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