Career
Born into a long established farming family based outside Hobart, Calvert still runs a property in Tasmania. He was active in local government, serving as Warden (the title later changed to Mayor) of the City of Clarence, on Hobart"s eastern shore. He was also President of the Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania.
In 1987 he was elected to the Australian Senate, after declining an invitation by the former Liberal Premier of Tasmania, Robin Gray, to run for the House of Assembly after a successful career in local government and agri-politics.
He was re-elected in 1990, 1996 and 2001. In 1997 Calvert became the government"s Senate Whip.
He became President following Margaret Reid in 2002, and was re-elected in 2005. On 7 August 2007 Calvert announced his intention to resign his position as President of the Senate on 14 August and to resign as a Senator for Tasmania before the Senate resumed on 10 September.
He was succeeded as Senate President by South Australian Liberal Senator Alan Ferguson.
He formally resigned as a Senator on 29 August 2007.
