Ian Cohen
Ian Cohen | |
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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
In office 25 March 1995 – 4 March 2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 June 1951 |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Greens New South Wales |
Website | Ian Cohen MLC |
Ian Cohen (born 5 June 1951) is a former Australian politician and member of the
Early life
After attending Fort Street High School, Cohen attended and graduated from the University of New South Wales with the degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA) and later earned a Graduate Diploma in Education (DipEd).[1]
Community activity
Cohen has organised and participated in many major environmental campaigns in Australia during the 1980s: Nightcap rainforests in Northern NSW, Franklin River, Daintree, South East forests NSW, North Washpool and Chaelundi. He has also participated in
Cohen was a founder of the Sydney Peace Squadron and the Brisbane Peace and Environment fleet and came to international attention in 1986 when photographed on a
Political career
Cohen joined the
In March 2003, he was re-elected to the NSW Legislative Council for a second 8-year term. He was involved, as a Member of the State Development Committee in Parliament, in enquiries into the Viability of Rural Towns, Sustainable Agriculture, and Fisheries, as well as looking into issues such as salinity. He also established the Genetic Engineering Committee to investigate Genetic Engineering in Agriculture. He has worked on a number of Joint Select Committees, undertaking a pioneering investigation into Medically Supervised Injecting Rooms, and investigating the Northside Sewerage Tunnel.
Cohen retired from parliament in 2011 and has since spoken out against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign supported by some sections of the party[4] and the party's decision not to preference the Labor Party at the 2011 state election.[5]
References
- ^ "The Hon. Ian COHEN, BA DipEd (1951 - )". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ Cohen I. Green Fire. An Account of the Australian Environmental Protest Movement Angus and Robertson. Sydney 1997 pp79-80.
- ^ ABC TV. In Time Series. Broadcast 6.30pm on 10/6/2002 http://www.abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_in_time/Transcripts/s578493.htm (last accessed 16 July 2009)
- ^ "Surprise disappointment for the NSW Greens".
- ^ "NSW Greens MP: Israel boycott has undermined our campaign".