Anne McEwen (politician)
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Senator Anne McEwen |
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| Senator for South Australia | |
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In office 1 July 2005 – 2 July 2016 |
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| Succeeded by | Don Farrell |
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3 August 1953 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
Anne McEwen (born 3 August 1954) is an Australian politician who served as a Labor member of the Australian Senate for South Australia from 2005 to 2016.
McEwen was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and attended St Joseph's Primary School Hectorville, and St Aloysius College in the city. The daughter of a school teacher mother and an accountant father, after leaving school McEwen went on to work in clerical and administrative positions within both the private and public sectors.
During the 1980s, McEwen undertook tertiary study as a mature age entry student at the University of Adelaide, graduating in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in politics and English literature. In her spare time, McEwen enjoys trekking and bushwalking.
In the late 1980s, while working in administration within the Students' Association of the University of Adelaide, McEwen became a workplace delegate for her union, the Federated Clerks' Union. After a brief period of working for the National Tertiary Education Union, McEwen joined the Federated Clerks' Union (later to merge into the Australian Services Union) as an Industrial Officer/Organiser in 1993. In 2002, McEwen was elected Secretary of the South Australian and Northern Territory branch of the Australian Services Union (ASU). In 2003, McEwen was awarded the Centenary Medal for her services to trade unionism as the Secretary of the ASU SA+NT.
In 2005, McEwen became President of the South Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
McEwen was elected Senator for South Australia at the 2004 election, replacing retiring senator Nick Bolkus. Her term in the Senate began on 1 July 2005, and she was re-elected for a second term in the 2010 federal election.
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