John Gazzola
| The Honourable John Gazzola MLC | |
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| President of the South Australian Legislative Council | |
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In office 17 October 2012 – 5 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Sneath |
| Succeeded by | Russell Wortley |
| Member of the South Australian Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 9 February 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 (age 59–60) |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party (SA) |
| Occupation | Trade union official |
John Mario Gazzola (born 1957) is an Australian politician, and member of the South Australian Legislative Council for the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party since being appointed in 2002. He was President of the Council from 2012 to 2014.[1]
From 2003 to 2012, Gazzola was a member of the South Australian Parliament's Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee.
Previous to entering politics, Gazzola was secretary of the Australian Services Union (SA).[2]
Gazzola announced in February 2017 that he would be retiring from parliament as of the 2018 election.[3]
References
- ↑ Russell Wortley gets nod for Legislative Council presidency in SA Parliament: ABC 29 April 2014
- ↑ Mayne, Stephen (25 January 2006). "Tracking the unionists in parliament". Crikey. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ Labor Upper House MLC John Gazzola to retire from politics at next election: The Advertiser 14 February 2017
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| Parliament of South Australia | ||
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| Preceded by Bob Sneath |
President of the South Australian Legislative Council 2012–2014 |
Succeeded by Russell Wortley |
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