Anne Urquhart
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Anne Elizabeth Urquhart (born 18 October 1957) is an Australia
n politician and member of the Australian Labor Party
. She was elected to the Australian Senate representing Tasmania
at the 2010 Australian federal election.
Urquhart was formerly a union official with the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
and from 2004 was the state secretary of that body in Tasmania.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician and member of the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
. She was elected to the Australian Senate representing Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
at the 2010 Australian federal election.
Urquhart was formerly a union official with the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, or more fully, the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union is an Australian trade union that is registered with the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade...
and from 2004 was the state secretary of that body in Tasmania.