Background
He was born in Bunbury to waterside worker John Douglas Wenn and Phillis Gilder.
He was born in Bunbury to waterside worker John Douglas Wenn and Phillis Gilder.
He left school in 1962 to become a painter and decorator, and was later a technical assistant with Telecom from 1969 to 1970. He joined the Australian Labor Party around 1981, and in 1986 was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council for South-West Province. He served until 1993, when he was defeated.
He subsequently served on Bunbury City Council from 1997 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2007.