| John Gazzola | |
|---|---|
| President of the South Australian Legislative Council | |
| In office 17 October 2012 – 5 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Sneath |
| Succeeded by | Russell Wortley |
| Member of the South Australian Legislative Council | |
| In office 9 February 2002 – 17 March 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 (age 67–68) |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party (SA) |
| Occupation | Trade union official |
John Mario Gazzola (Italian: [ɡadˈdzɔːla]; born 1957) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council for the Labor Party from 2002 to 2018. He was President of the Council from 2012 to 2014.
From 2003 to 2012, Gazzola was a member of the South Australian Parliament's Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee.
Previous to entering politics, Gazzola was secretary of the Australian Services Union (SA).
Gazzola announced in February 2017 that he would not stand for re-election and would retire from parliament after the 2018 South Australian state election.
References
- Russell Wortley gets nod for Legislative Council presidency in SA Parliament: ABC 29 April 2014
- Mayne, Stephen (25 January 2006). "Tracking the unionists in parliament". Crikey. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- Labor Upper House MLC John Gazzola to retire from politics at next election: The Advertiser 14 February 2017
External links
- "Gazzola, John". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- Parliamentary Profile: SA Labor website
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| Preceded byBob Sneath | President of the South Australian Legislative Council 2012–2014 |
Succeeded byRussell Wortley |
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