Dominic Foreman

Dominic John Foreman (born 6 August 1933) was a former Australian politician. He was a union official and South Australian Secretary of the Vehicle Builders' Employees' Union before entering politics. From 1979-1980 he was President of the South Australian Labor Party. In 1980, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for South Australia. He held the seat until his resignation in 1997; John Quirke was appointed to replace him.[1][2]

Dominic Foreman
Senator for South Australia
In office
1 July 1981  15 September 1997
Succeeded byJohn Quirke
Personal details
Born (1933-08-06) 6 August 1933
Clare, South Australia
Died17th July 2020
Adelaide, South Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor
Spouse(s)Margaret O'Brien (1957–1960)
Shirley Lewis (1987–2008)
ChildrenLindy David
Luke Foreman

References

  1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  2. Bryant, Tim. "FOREMAN, Dominic John (1933– )Senator for South Australia, 1981–97 (Australian Labor Party)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2017.


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