SENATE APPOINTMENTS DURING THE THIRTY-FOURTH PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== Tasmania -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 March 1986, following the resignation of Peter Rae -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jocelyn NEWMAN Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jocelyn Margaret Newman (1937-2018): Appointed 1986 Born: 8 July 1937, Melbourne Career: Educated University of Melbourne. Barrister and solicitor, hotelier and heritage developer. Wife of Hon Kevin Newman, MP. Mother of Hon Campbell Newman MLA, Qld Premier. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victoria -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 May 1986, following the death of Alan Missen -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard ALSTON Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Kenneth Robert Alston (born 1941): Appointed 1986 Born: 19 December 1941, Perth Career: Educated University of Melbourne, Monash University. Barrister. President, Victorian Liberal Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victoria -------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 August 1986, following the resignation of Hon Don Chipp -------------------------------------------------------------------- Janet POWELL AD -------------------------------------------------------------------- Janet Frances Powell (1942-2013): Appointed 1986 Born: 29 September 1942, Nhill, Victoria Career: Educated University of Melbourne. Teacher. President, Victorian Australian Democrats. -------------------------------------------------------------------- New South Wales -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 February 1987, following the resignation of Hon Douglas McClelland -------------------------------------------------------------------- Suzanne WEST ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Suzanne Margaret West (born 1947): Appointed 1987 Born: 21 September 1947, Cowra, NSW Career: Educated Cumberland College. Registered nurse and midwife. Electorate officer and ministerial consultant. --------------------------------------------------------------------