# John Hogg > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/John_Hogg > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/John_Hogg.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hogg > Source revision: 1349987717 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Australian politician}} {{other people}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2011}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = [The Honourable](/source/The_Honourable) | name = John Hogg | honorific_suffix = | image = John_Hogg_Portrait_2012.JPG | title = [President of the Senate](/source/President_of_the_Senate_(Australia)) | term_start = 26 August 2008 | term_end = 30 June 2014 | deputy = [Alan Ferguson](/source/Alan_Ferguson_(politician))
[Stephen Parry](/source/Stephen_Parry_(Australian_politician)) | predecessor = [Alan Ferguson](/source/Alan_Ferguson_(politician)) | successor = [Stephen Parry](/source/Stephen_Parry_(Australian_politician)) | title1 = [Deputy President of the Senate](/source/President_of_the_Senate_(Australia)) | term_start1 = 19 August 2002 | term_end1 = 25 August 2008 | president1 = [Paul Calvert](/source/Paul_Calvert_(politician))
[Alan Ferguson](/source/Alan_Ferguson_(politician)) | predecessor1 = [Sue West](/source/Sue_West) | successor1 = [Alan Ferguson](/source/Alan_Ferguson_(politician)) | title2 = [Senator for Queensland](/source/List_of_senators_from_Queensland) | term_start2 = 1 July 1996 | term_end2 = 30 June 2014 | predecessor2 = [Gerry Jones](/source/Gerry_Jones_(politician)) | successor2 = [Chris Ketter](/source/Chris_Ketter) | birth_name = John Joseph Hogg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1949|3|19}} | birth_place = [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), [Queensland](/source/Queensland) | death_date = | death_place = | party = [Labor](/source/Australian_Labor_Party) | relations = | alma_mater = [St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace](/source/St_Joseph's_College%2C_Gregory_Terrace)
[University of Queensland](/source/University_of_Queensland) | occupation = Unionist | profession = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''John Joseph Hogg''' (born 19 March 1949) is a former Australian politician who served as a [Senator](/source/Australian_Senate) for [Queensland](/source/Queensland) from 1996 to 2014, representing the [Labor Party](/source/Australian_Labor_Party). He served as [President of the Senate](/source/President_of_the_Senate_(Australia)) from 2008 to 2014. ==Early life== Hogg was born in [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane) to Francis Patrick and Catherine Frances Hogg. He attended [St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace](/source/St_Joseph's_College%2C_Gregory_Terrace) and then the [University of Queensland](/source/University_of_Queensland), where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science.Crown Content (2009) 'John Joseph Hogg' in ''Who's Who in Australia''. Melbourne, Victoria. He later completed a Diploma in Primary Teaching at Kedron Park Teachers College, now part of the [Queensland University of Technology](/source/Queensland_University_of_Technology), and he taught at both primary and secondary schools. He was an official with the [Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association](/source/Shop%2C_Distributive_and_Allied_Employees_Association) (SDA) from 1976 to 1996. In 1978 he married Susan Mary Lynch, and subsequently raised two daughters and a son. ==Politics== Hogg joined the ALP in 1976 and became an active member in the organization, attending the Queensland State Conference as a delegate in 1981 and the National Conference in 1984. He became a member of the ALP's Administrative Committee in 1982 and eventually a representative on the [National Executive](/source/Australian_Labor_Party_National_Executive). He continued to rise within the party, eventually becoming the Chair of the ALP National Policy Committee (Government Administration) in 1991.[http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22handbook%2Fallmps%2F7L6%22 Australian Parliamentary Library (2008) ''Biography for HOGG, the Hon. John Joseph.'' Parliamentary Library: Canberra, ACT] ===Senate=== Hogg was preselected as first candidate on the ALP ticket for the Queensland Senate to replace retiring [Gerry Jones](/source/Gerry_Jones_(politician)) in 1996. A member of the [Labor Right](/source/Labor_Right) faction, he defeated the [Socialist Left](/source/Socialist_Left_(Australia)) candidate Jeff Slowgrove 76 to 72.[http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/9491 Riley, Dave (1995) Queensland ALP factions duel over affirmative action] He was elected and took office as Senator on 1 July 1996. In August 2002 Hogg was elected [Deputy President and Chairman of Committees](/source/Deputy_President_of_the_Senate_(Australia)). After the ALP won government in 2007, Hogg was elected to replace [Alan Ferguson](/source/Alan_Ferguson_(politician)) as President of the Senate. On 10 August 2012, Hogg said that he would be retiring from politics at the end of his term. He did not contest the [2013 federal election](/source/2013_Australian_federal_election).[https://archive.today/20121127015806/http://minister.innovation.gov.au/chrisevans/MediaReleases/Pages/SenatorJohnHogg.aspx Chris Evans website] His terms as senator and President of the Senate expired on 30 June 2014. ==References== {{commons category|John Hogg (Australian politician)}} {{reflist}} {{refbegin}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100615083016/http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/senators/homepages/senators.asp?id=7L6 Senator John Hogg: Australian Senate Parliamentary Website] * [http://alp.net.au/labor-people/john-hogg/76 Labor People – John Hogg: Labor Connect, Australian Labor Party Website]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{refend}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|au}} {{s-bef|before=[Alan Ferguson](/source/Alan_Ferguson_(politician))}} {{s-ttl|title=[President of the Australian Senate](/source/President_of_the_Australian_Senate)|years=2008–2014}} {{s-aft|after=[Stephen Parry](/source/Stephen_Parry_(Australian_politician))}} {{s-end}} {{President of the Australian Senate}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hogg, John}} Category:1949 births Category:Living people Category:People educated at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace Category:University of Queensland alumni Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Category:Labor Right politicians Category:Members of the Australian Senate for Queensland Category:Members of the Australian Senate Category:Presidents of the Australian Senate Category:21st-century Australian politicians Category:20th-century Australian politicians --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [John Hogg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hogg) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hogg?action=history)). 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