Background
Hogg was born in Brisbane to Francis Patrick and Catherine Frances Hogg.
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John Hogg
Edit Profilepolitician member of the Australian Senate
Education
He attended Street Joseph"s College, Gregory Terrace and then the University of Queensland, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science. He later completed a Diploma in Primary Teaching at Kedron Park Teachers College, now part of the Queensland University of Technology, and he taught at both primary and secondary schools.
Career
He was elected the 23rd President of the Senate on 26 August 2008. He was an official with the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (Schools Development Authority) from 1976 to 1996. 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 continued to rise within the party, eventually becoming the Chair of the ALP National Policy Committee (Government Administration) in 1991.
He was preselected as first candidate on the ALP ticket for the Queensland Senate to replace retiring Gerry Jones in 1996. He was elected and took office as Senator on 1 July 1996.
In August 2002 Hogg was elected Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman of Committees. On 10 August 2012, Senator Hogg said that he would be retiring from politics at the end of his term.
He did not contest the 2013 federal election.
John Hogg"s term as Senator and Senate President expired on 30 June 2014.
Achievements
Politics
A member of the Labor Right faction, he defeated the Socialist Left candidate Jeff Slowgrove 76 to 72.
Membership
He became a member of the ALP"s Administrative Committee in 1982 and eventually a representative on the National Executive.
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Political Party
Australian Labor Party