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Title

Biography for McEWEN, Anne

Database

Biographies

Date

23-08-2012

Source

Parliamentary Library

Current member

Yes

State

SA

Electorate

 

System Id

handbook/allmps/E5E


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McEWEN, AnneBiography for McEWEN, Anne

Senator for South Australia

Australian Labor Party


Parliamentary Service

Elected to the Senate for South Australia 2004 (term began 1.7.2005) and 2010.


Parliamentary Positions

Temporary Chair of Committees from 12.2.08 to 4.9.08.


Committee Service

Senate Standing: Library from 1.7.05 to 7.12.05; Scrutiny of Bills from 23.6.05 to 30.6.08; Senators' Interests from 1.7.05 to 11.2.08; Selection of Bills from 1.7.08 (Chair from 27.9.10); House from 26.10.10; Procedure from 18.8.11.

Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation and References Committees from 1.7.05 to 11.9.06; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport from 11.9.06 to 11.2.08; Employment, Workplace Relations and Education from 11.9.06 to 11.2.08; Environment, Communications and the Arts from 12.2.08 (Chair from 12.2.08) to 14.5.09; Environment, Communications and the Arts: Legislation and References Committees from 14.5.09 to 27.9.10; Environment and Communications: Legislation Committee from 30.9.10 to 1.7.11; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 12.2.08 to 14.5.09; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: Legislation Committee from 1.7.11; Economics from 17.3.08 to 30.6.08; Finance and Public Administration: References Committee from 1.7.11.

Senate Select: Fuel and Energy from 1.7.08 to 30.8.10; Electricity Prices from 23.8.12.

Joint Standing: Migration from 14.2.08 to 1.7.11; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 1.7.11.


Conferences, Delegations and Visits

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, January 2006.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Canada, Germany, Singapore and USA, April 2007.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the European Institutions, April 2008.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Mongolia, January 2011.


Parliamentary Party Positions

Deputy Government Whip in the Senate from 1.7.08 to 27.9.10.

Government Whip in the Senate from 27.9.10.


Party Positions

Delegate, ALP State Conventions (SA) from 1996.

Delegate, ALP National Conference 2004.

Senior Vice-President, ALP (SA) 2004.

President, ALP (SA) 2005.


Personal

Born 3.8.1954, Adelaide, SA.


Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament

BA (Adel).

Clerk and administrator prior to 1993.

Union organiser 1993-2002.

Secretary, Australian Services Union (SA and NT) 2002-05.


Honours

Awarded Centenary Medal 2003.