Steve Gibbons (politician)

Stephen William Gibbons (born 11 September 1949), Australian former politician, was 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 byBruce Reid
Succeeded byLisa Chesters
Personal details
Born (1949-09-11) 11 September 1949
Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
OccupationUnionist

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.

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References
  1. Brett Worthington, Bendigo MP announces retirement, Bendigo Advertiser, 29 August 2011
  2. Mr Steve Gibbons MP, Parliament of Australia , 28 February 2012
  3. Steve Gibbons not happy with Rudd's change to leadership spill rules, Theguardian , 9 July 2013
  4. About Steve Gibbon, Stevegibbonsmp , 28 May 2020
  5. Gibbons Motion, Theguardian , 6 July 2020
  6. ALP's Member for Bendigo, ABC , 6 July 2020
  7. Rudd v Gillard: game on, Crikey , 6 July 2020
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Bruce Reid		 Member for Bendigo
1998–2013		 Succeeded by
Lisa Chesters
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