John Gazzola
John Gazzola | |
|---|---|
| President of the South Australian Legislative Council | |
| In office 17 October 2012 – 5 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Sneath |
| Succeeded by | Russell Wortley |
| Member of the South Australian Legislative Council | |
| In office 9 February 2002 – 17 March 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party (SA) |
| Occupation | Trade union official |
John Mario Gazzola (Italian: [ɡadˈdzɔːla]; born 1957) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council for the Labor Party from 2002 to 2018. He was President of the Council from 2012 to 2014.[1]
From 2003 to 2012, Gazzola was a member of the South Australian Parliament's Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee.
Previous to entering politics, Gazzola was secretary of the Australian Services Union (SA).[2]
Gazzola announced in February 2017 that he would not stand for re-election and would retire from parliament after the 2018 South Australian state election.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Russell Wortley gets nod for Legislative Council presidency in SA Parliament: ABC 29 April 2014
- ^ Mayne, Stephen (25 January 2006). "Tracking the unionists in parliament". Crikey. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ Labor Upper House MLC John Gazzola to retire from politics at next election: The Advertiser 14 February 2017
External links
[edit]- "Gazzola, John". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- Parliamentary Profile: SA Labor website
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- 1957 births
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