Paul O'Halloran
| Paul O'Halloran | |
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| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Braddon | |
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In office 20 March 2010 – 15 March 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 April 1950 Ouse, Tasmania, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Greens |
Paul Basil O'Halloran (born 17 April 1950) is a former Australian politician.
Early life
O'Halloran grew up on a dairy farm at Preolenna on the north west coast of Tasmania and later moved to North Motton. Early in life he was a Labor supporter, but his activism in the Franklin Dam dispute lead him to the Greens. Prior to politics, he was a schoolteacher and administrator and later a scientist at the University of Tasmania, where he managed a university agricultural industry project aimed at linking educator providers with industry.[1]
Political career
O'Halloran was a Greens candidate for several state elections before being elected to the Division of Braddon in the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 2010, receiving 7.9% of first preference votes.[2] O'Halloran is the first Greens member for Braddon since Di Hollister lost her seat in 1998.
He was not re-elected at the 2014 House of Assembly elections.[3]
References
- ↑ "Greens win Braddon seat". The Mercury. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ↑ "House of Assembly 2010 results - Braddon - first preferences". Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ↑ "2014 House of Assembly Summary of Elected Members". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2014.