John Tierney (Australian politician)

John William Tierney AM (born 21 January 1946), Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate from 1991 to 2005, representing the state of New South Wales.

John Tierney

Senator for New South Wales
In office
11 February 1991  14 April 2005
Preceded byPeter Baume
Succeeded byConcetta Fierravanti-Wells
Personal details
Born (1946-01-21) 21 January 1946
Cooma, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
Alma materUniversity of Newcastle
University of Sydney
OccupationLecturer

Tierney was born in Cooma, and was educated at the University of Newcastle and the University of Sydney, gaining a Ph.D. in education. He was Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Newcastle before entering politics.

Tierney was appointed to the Senate in February 1991 to succeed Peter Baume, who had resigned in January. Tierney was subsequently elected at the elections of 1993 and 1998. He resigned from the Senate in early 2005.[1]

In the 2012 Australia Day Honours Tierney received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to the Parliament of Australia, to education, and to the community".[2] His "significant service to people with polio" was recognised in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours with the award of Member of the Order of Australia (AM).[3]

References

  1. "Biography for Tierney, Dr John William". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  2. "Dr John William Tierney". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. "Dr John William Tierney OAM". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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