John Faulkner
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The Honourable John Faulkner |
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| Father of the Australian Senate | |
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In office 1 July 2014 – 6 February 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Ron Boswell |
| Succeeded by | Ian Macdonald |
| Minister for Defence | |
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In office 9 June 2009 – 13 September 2010 |
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| Prime Minister |
Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Joel Fitzgibbon |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Smith |
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | |
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In office 3 December 2007 – 13 September 2010 |
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| Prime Minister |
Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Nick Minchin |
| Succeeded by | Robert McClelland |
| Special Minister of State | |
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In office 3 December 2007 – 9 June 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Gary Nairn |
| Succeeded by | Joe Ludwig |
| Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories | |
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In office 25 March 1994 – 11 March 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Keating |
| Preceded by | Graham Richardson |
| Succeeded by |
Robert Hill (Environment) Warwick Smith (Sport, Territories and Local Government) |
| Minister for Defence Science and Personnel | |
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In office 24 March 1993 – 25 March 1994 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Keating |
| Preceded by | Gordon Bilney |
| Succeeded by | Gary Punch |
| Minister for Veterans' Affairs | |
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In office 24 March 1993 – 25 March 1994 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Keating |
| Preceded by | Ben Humphreys |
| Succeeded by | Con Sciacca |
| Senator for New South Wales | |
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In office 4 April 1989 – 6 February 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Gietzelt |
| Succeeded by | Jenny McAllister |
| Personal details | |
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12 April 1954 Leeton, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | Macquarie University |
| Website | Official website |
John Philip Faulkner (born 12 April 1954) is an Australian former politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate from 1989 to 2015, representing the state of New South Wales. Following a period serving on various Senate Committees and as Deputy Whip, he was a Minister in the Keating Labor government 1993–96. Following several years in opposition as a Shadow Minister, he was appointed in 2007 as Vice-President of the Executive Council and Special Minister of State in the First Rudd Government. He was Minister for Defence from June 2009 to September 2010.
Faulkner sat on the backbench from the 2010 election until his resignation, and is considered by some as an elder statesman. On 1 July 2014, he became the Father of the Australian Senate until he resigned on 6 February 2015, with the title passing to Senator Ian Macdonald.
Faulkner is a Member of the Board of the Global Panel Foundation – Australasia – an NGO that works behind the scenes in crisis areas around the world.
Faulkner was born in Leeton, New South Wales on 12 April 1954, and was educated at Macquarie University, Sydney, where he graduated in Arts and Education (BA, DipEd). Before entering politics he worked as a Special Education teacher in government schools from 1977 to 1979. In 1980 he was employed as a Research officer to the New South Wales Minister for Sport and Recreation, Ken Booth. Gaining prominence within the ALP, he was made Assistant General Secretary of the NSW party in 1980, serving for nine years and became a member of the ALP National Executive in 1989.
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