Mark Bishop
Mark Bishop | |
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Senator for Western Australia | |
In office 1 July 1996 – 30 June 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Adelaide | 29 June 1954
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Thomas Mark Bishop (born 29 June 1954) is a former Australian politician who served as an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate representing the state of Western Australia from July 1996[1] until June 2014.[2] He was born in Adelaide, South Australia and was educated at the University of Adelaide and Harvard University. He was an industrial officer and union secretary before entering politics.
Bishop has been
In December 2006, Bishop announced that he would not recontest his Senate seat, due to expire on 30 June 2008. However, before the 2007 he decided to recontest and was re-elected for a further six-year term.
In the
Bishop withdrew from Senate preselection for the 2014 election after a factional deal which would have seen him relegated to an unwinnable position on the ticket.[4] He subsequently retired from politics.[5]
References
- ^ Senate homepage
- ^ Senators retiring on 30 June 2014 Archived 12 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Committee website Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- TheGuardian.com. 7 April 2014.
- ^ "WA Labor senator Bishop to retire". 15 April 2013.