Peter Baldwin (politician)
Minister for Social Security | |
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In office 24 March 1993 – 11 March 1996 | |
Prime Minister | Paul Keating |
Preceded by | Neal Blewett |
Succeeded by | Jocelyn Newman |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Sydney | |
In office 5 March 1983 – 31 August 1998 | |
Preceded by | Les McMahon |
Succeeded by | Tanya Plibersek |
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
In office 23 April 1976 – 18 August 1982 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Aldershot, England | 12 April 1951
Political party | Labor |
Alma mater | University of Sydney Macquarie University |
Occupation | Activist |
Peter Jeremy Baldwin (born 12 April 1951)
Early life
Baldwin was born in Aldershot, England. His family moved to Australia in 1958.[2] He attended Normanhurst Boys' High School in Sydney,[2] and later received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Arts from Macquarie University.[1]
State politics
Baldwin was a member of the
On 16 July 1980, he was brutally assaulted at his home in the nearby Sydney suburb of Marrickville. Pictures of his battered face dominated the front pages of newspapers around the nation, and led to increased pressure for reform of the party. No one was ever charged with the assault. Subsequently, it was alleged that the bashing was undertaken by underworld figure Tom Domican acting on suggestions from the Labor state secretary at the time, Graham Richardson.[4] In March 2007 Richardson won a settlement against Fairfax of A$50,000 for defamation on the basis of this report.[5]
Federal politics
After leaving state politics, Baldwin was selected for the federal
Later career
After leaving politics, Baldwin developed and co-founded
References
- ^ a b c "Baldwin, the Hon. Peter Jeremy". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
- ^ a b Wright, Tony (19 July 1997). "The man they couldn't bash out of politics to quit prized Labor seat". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Mr Peter Jeremy Baldwin (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ McClymont, Kate (25 November 2005). "Lid lifted on the ugly '80s". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
- ^ Norington, Brad (6 March 2007). "Richo wins $50k from Fairfax for defamation". The Australian. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
- ^ Daniel, Nicholas (13 November 2020). "Labor's Anthony Albanese Is Not a Friend of Australia's Left — And He Never Was". Jacobin. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- National Archives.
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office/Debategraph. May 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Amanpour CNN". CNN/Debategraph. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "2018 program". Blackheath Philosophy Forum. Retrieved 30 November 2018.