Kerry O'Brien (politician)

For the journalist, see Kerry O'Brien (journalist).

Senator Kerry O'Brien
Senator for Tasmania
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 September 1996
Personal details
Born	19 July 1951 (1951-07-19) (age 60) Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	University of Sydney University of New South Wales
Occupation	Trade union official
Website	Parliament of Australia - Biography

Kerry Williams Kelso O'Brien (born 19 July 1951), is an Australian politician. O'Brien has been a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Tasmania since September 1996, representing the Australian Labor Party.^[1]

Background

O'Brien was born in Sydney. He was a research officer and elected official with the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union 1974-92, and Tasmanian Branch Secretary of the Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union 1992-96.^[2]

Political career - Australian Senate

O'Brien was an Opposition Whip in the Senate 1998-2001, and has been a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry since November 2001. He was Shadow Minister for Primary Industries and Shadow Minister for Resources 2001-03, Shadow Minister for Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs and Shadow Minister for Tourism, Regional Services and Territories 2003-04, and Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Local Government and Territories 2004-05. He was appointed Shadow Minister for Transport in June 2005.

He currently holds the position of Chief Government Whip in the Senate.^[3]

On 9 April 2010, he lost Labor preselection for the Australian federal election, 2010.^[4]

References

^ "Kerry O'Brien - Senator for Tasmania". Australian Labor Party. http://www.alp.org.au/people/o%27brien_kerry.php. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
^ "Biography for O'BRIEN, Kerry Williams Kelso". Australian Parliament. http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=%28Id:handbook/allmps/8o6%29;rec=0;. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
^ "Senator Kerry O'Brien". Parliament of Australia. http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/senators/homepages/senators.asp?id=8O6. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
^ "Senator blames Labor's left faction for preselection failure". ABC News. 2010-04-10. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/10/2869248.htm.

Current members of the Australian Senate

NSW

Mark Arbib (ALP) • Doug Cameron (ALP) • John Faulkner (ALP) • Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (Lib) • Bill Heffernan (Lib) • Fiona Nash (Nat) • Marise Payne (Lib) • Lee Rhiannon (Grn) • Arthur Sinodinos (Lib) • Ursula Stephens (ALP) • Matt Thistlethwaite (ALP) • John Williams (Nat)

Vic

Kim Carr (ALP) • Jacinta Collins (ALP) • Stephen Conroy (ALP) • Richard Di Natale (Grn) • David Feeney (ALP) • Mitch Fifield (Lib) • Helen Kroger (Lib) • Bridget McKenzie (Nat) • John Madigan (DLP) • Gavin Marshall (ALP) • Michael Ronaldson (Lib) • Scott Ryan (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) • Larissa Waters (Grn)

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)

Cory Bernardi (Lib) • Simon Birmingham (Lib) • Sean Edwards (Lib) • Don Farrell (ALP) • David Fawcett (Lib) • Mary Jo Fisher (Lib) • Alex Gallacher (ALP) • Sarah Hanson-Young (Grn) • Anne McEwen (ALP) • Penny Wong (ALP) • Penny Wright (Grn) • Nick Xenophon (Ind)

Tas

Eric Abetz (Lib) • Catryna Bilyk (ALP) • Bob Brown (Grn) • Carol Brown (ALP) • David Bushby (Lib) • Richard Colbeck (Lib) • Christine Milne (Grn) • Stephen Parry (Lib) • Helen Polley (ALP) • Nick Sherry (ALP) • Lisa Singh (ALP) • Anne Urquhart (ALP)

Territories

ACT	Gary Humphries (Lib) • Kate Lundy (ALP)

NT	Trish Crossin (ALP) • Nigel Scullion (CLP)

Labor (ALP) • Democratic Labor (DLP) • Greens (Grn) • Liberal (Lib) • Country Liberal (CLP) • National (Nat)

Persondata
Name	O'Brien, Kerry Williams Kelso
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	19 July 1951
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Date of death	living
Place of death