COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission SENATE APPOINTMENTS DURING THE THIRTY-NINTH PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== New South Wales -------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 October 1998, following the resignation of Belinda Neal -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve HUTCHINS ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Patrick Hutchins 1956-2017): Appointed 1998 Born: 22 April 1956, Sydney Career: Educated Sydney University, Harvard University. Forklift driver, garbage collector. Official, Transport Workers's Union. Secretary-Treasurer, NSW Transport Workers's Union 1993-98. Federal President 1993-98. ACTU Executive 1996-98. Senior Vice-President NSW ALP 1994-98, President 1998. Member ALP National Executive 1997-98. Husband of Hon Natalie Sykes, Vic MLA and minister. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hutchins had been elected to a term in his own right which began on 1 July 1999. He was appointed to complete the term of Neal, who had resigned. Neal had been appointed in 1994 to complete Kerry Sibraa's term. -------------------------------------------------------------------- New South Wales -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 May 2000, following the resignation of David Brownhill -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sandy MACDONALD NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- McDonald was a Senator for NSW 1993-98. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Alexander Lindsay Macdonald (born 1954): Elected 1993. Defeated 1998. Appointed 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Queensland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 May 2000, following the resignation of Hon Warwick Parer -------------------------------------------------------------------- George BRANDIS Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Brandis (born 1957): Appointed 2000 Born: 22 June 1957, Sydney Career: Educated University of Queensland, Oxford University. Barrister, author. President Queensland Young Liberals 1981. -------------------------------------------------------------------- South Australia -------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 September 2000, following the resignation of John Quirke -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey BUCKLAND ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey Frederick Buckland (born 1947): Appointed 2000 Born: 10 November 1947, Sydney Career: Union organiser, Federated Ironworkers's Association. Assistant Secretary, Whyalla Trades and Labour Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Queensland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 July 2001, following the resignation of John Woodley -------------------------------------------------------------------- John CHERRY AD -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Clifford Cherry (born 1965): Appointed 2001 Born: 22 May 1965, Kilkoy Queensland Career: Educated University of Queensland. Lawyer, journalist, industrial officer. Senior Adviser to the Leader of the Australian Democrats 1993-2001. --------------------------------------------------------------------