Paul Gibson (politician)
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| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Blacktown |
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In office 1999 – 26 March 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Pam Allan |
| Succeeded by | John Robertson |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Londonderry |
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In office 1988–1999 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Jim Anderson |
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19 January 1944 Young, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Children | 2 (m); 2 (f) |
| Residence | Sydney |
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Personal information
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| Full name | Paul Bernard Gibson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 January 1944 Young, Australia |
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Playing information
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| Position | Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 25 June 2009
Source: Yesterday's Hero
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Paul Bernard Gibson (born 19 January 1944 in Young, New South Wales), is a former Australian politician and former rugby league football player. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, and represented the electorates of Blacktown between 1999 and 2011 and the electorate of Londonderry from 1988 to 1999, for the Australian Labor Party.
Gibson initially commencing as a junior player with Manly as a winger. His first grade career in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership commenced with South Sydney in 1962, as a centre. He returned to Manly in 1966, moved to Parramatta in 1967, playing five-eighth and then transferred to Penrith in 1969.
Gibson was elected to represent the safe Labor western Sydney electorate of Londonderry in 1988, and re-elected as the 1991 and 1995 state elections. For the 1999 election, Gibson transferred to Blacktown, and was re-elected at the 2003 and 2007 state elections. During his term in Parliament, he was chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety (Staysafe), a member of the Standing Committee on Public Works, chair of the Standing Committee on Broadband in Rural and Regional Communities, and a member of the Public Accounts Committee.
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