Senator the Hon Don Farrell – Parliament of Australia

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Senator for South Australia

Positions: Minister for Science and Research; Minister Assisting on Tourism
Party: Australian Labor Party
Chamber: Senate

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Contact details

Parliament Office

PO Box 6100
Senate
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Telephone:: (02) 6277 7580
Fax:: (02) 6273 4104

Electorate Office

(Principal Office)

Wave Building
Level 5, 19 Gilles Street
Adelaide, SA, 5000

Postal address
PO Box 6338
Halifax Street, SA, 5000

Telephone:: (08) 8231 8400
Fax:: (08) 8211 7933

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Websites: Party website

Alternative URL

www.aph.gov.au/Senator_Farrell

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Biography

Party positions
Personal
Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

Parliamentary service

Elected to the Senate for South Australia 2007 (term began 1.7.2008).

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Ministerial appointments

Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water for 14.9.10 to 25.3.13.
Minister for Science and Research from 25.3.13.
Minister Assisting for Tourism from 25.3.13.

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Committee service

Senate Standing: Privileges from 13.8.09 to 27.9.10.
Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Legal and Constitutional Affairs from 1.7.08 to 14.5.09; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport from 5.2.09 to 14.5.09; Foreign, Affairs, Defence and Trade: Legislation Committee from 14.5.09 to 27.9.10.
Senate Select: Agricultural and Related Industries from 15.9.08 to 12.12.08.
Joint Statutory: Corporations and Financial Services from 16.3.09 to 26.10.10.
Joint Standing: Treaties from 1.7.08 to 19.7.10.

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Conferences, delegations and visits

Official visits to Brunei, October 2010; Singapore, July 2011; Samoa, July 2011; Singapore, June-July 2012.

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Parliamentary party positions

Deputy Government Whip in the Senate from 1.7.08 to 14.9.10.

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Party positions

Member, ALP (SA) from 1976.
Delegate, ALP State Convention (SA) from 1976.
Delegate, ALP State Council (SA) from 1976.
Delegate, ALP National Conference from 1984.
Member, ALP State Executive (SA) 1985-90.
President, ALP (SA) 1988.

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Personal

Born 6.6.1954, Murray Bridge, SA.
Married.

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Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

LLB (Adel).
Shop assistant, Cleland National Park 1970-76.
Mail sorter 1972.
Council worker 1974.
Waiter 1975.
Industrial Officer, Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association 1976-80.
Assistant Secretary, Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association 1980-93.
Secretary, Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association 1993-2008.

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