Ken Coghill
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Kenneth A. Coghill is a former Australia
n politician.
Educated at Caulfield Grammar School
, Coghill studied Veterinary Science at the University of Melbourne
and worked as a veterinarian before serving on the Wodonga City Council
. He entered the Victorian Legislative Assembly
as an Australian Labor Party
Member for Werribee
in the 1979 State elections, and served as the Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
from 1988 to 1992.
After retiring from Parliament in 1995, he earned a Ph.D.
from the University of Melbourne. He is currently an Associate Professor at Monash University
.
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.
Educated at Caulfield Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, Anglican, day and boarding school, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1881 as a boys' school, Caulfield began admitting girls exactly one hundred years later...
, Coghill studied Veterinary Science at the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
and worked as a veterinarian before serving on the Wodonga City Council
Wodonga City Council
The City of Wodonga is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the north-eastern part of the state on the Murray River, which forms the border with New South Wales. It has an area of and at the 2006 census, it had a population of 33,010...
. He entered the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
as an 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...
Member for Werribee
Electoral district of Werribee
Electoral district of Werribee was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.-Members for Werribee:...
in the 1979 State elections, and served as the Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria....
from 1988 to 1992.
After retiring from Parliament in 1995, he earned a Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
from the University of Melbourne. He is currently an Associate Professor at Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
.