Steve Gibbons (politician)

Stephen William Gibbons (born 11 September 1949) is a former Australian politician who served as an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1998 until August 2013 representing the Division of Bendigo, Victoria. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He attended Golden Square Primary School and Kangaroo Flat Secondary College in Bendigo Australia. Steve’s was a lover of fishing, music, classic cars and motorbikes.

Steve Gibbons
Member of the Australian Parliament for Bendigo
In office 3 October 1998 – 5 August 2013
Preceded by	Bruce Reid
Succeeded by	Lisa Chesters
Personal details
Born	(1949-09-11) 11 September 1949 Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Unionist

After his secondary days, Stephen Gibbon became an apprentice in a motor mechanic. He worked in auto part wholesaling and packaging industries.

Steve was a trade union official, small business proprietor and researcher and adviser to the Victorian State Leader of the Opposition, John Brumby, before entering politics.

Steve was first elected to represent the Bendigo electorate in 1998 and was re-elected in 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010.

In August 2011, Gibbons announced his intention to retire from parliament at the next election.[1]

Gibbons Motion

He says removing that power from the caucus put too much power in the hands of one person. It was bad for the party, and that change has been at the root of a whole bunch of problems. Ironically, Kevin Rudd has said publicly he'll be supporting the Gibbons motion.

Gibbons says he has no ulterior motive with this motion. Labor, he says, needs to rally around the current leader. [2] [3] [4]

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