Graham Richardson Politician

Graham Frederick Richardson (27 September 1949), a former Australian politician, was a Senator for New South Wales from 1983–94 for the Australian Labor Party, a senior minister in Hawke and Keating governments, and is now a political lobbyist, public speaker, and media commentator. During his time in politics, Richardson was often referred to as a right-wing power broker. Prior to entering parliament, Richardson was a Labor Party branch organiser and held the position of General Secretary of the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) from 1976–1983.

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Birth dateSeptember 27, 1949
Birth place
New South Wales

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office
Minister for Health
Senator for New South Wales
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Minister for Social Security
Minister for the Environment Sport and Territories
Minister for Transport and Communications
Minister for the Environment and the Arts
Minister for the Arts Sport the Environment Tourism and Territories
party
Australian Labor Party
prime minister
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