Syd Stirling

Sydney James Stirling (born 16 December 1951) is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 2008.

The Honourable Syd Stirling
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Nhulunbuy
In office 27 October 1990 – 8 August 2008
Preceded by	Dan Leo
Succeeded by	Lynne Walker
Personal details
Born	(1951-12-16) 16 December 1951 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor Party
Occupation	Teacher

Stirling was born in Kyneton, Victoria, and worked as a teacher before his election to parliament. He challenged for the Labor leadership twice, but was easily defeated. In 1999 he was elected Deputy Leader to Clare Martin, and served as Deputy Chief Minister following the ALP's election win in 2001. He resigned along with Martin in November 2007, and retired at the 2008 election.[1] He is currently the president of the Northern Territory division of the Labor Party.

References

1. Green, Antony (2008). "Retiring MPs". 2008 Northern Territory Election. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2010.

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Dan Leo	Member for Nhulunbuy 1990–2008	Succeeded by Lynne Walker