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  Sawford, Rod
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NameRod Sawford
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, South Australia , Australia
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Born June 26, 1944
Died Still Living (80 years)
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InfoParliamentary Service

Elected to the House of Representatives for Port Adelaide, South Australia, at by-election 26.3.1988, vice the Hon. MJ Young (resigned).

Re-elected 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001 and 2004.
Committee Service

House of Representatives Standing: Publications from 20.4.88 to 19.2.90; Employment, Education and Training from 11.5.89 to 31.8.98; Employment, Education and Workplace Relations from 8.12.98 to 8.10.01; Education and Training from 20.3.02 to 31.8.04; Education and Vocational Training from 2.12.04; Aboriginal Affairs from 16.5.90 to 7.5.92; Privileges from 12.5.93 to 31.8.04 (Chair from 13.5.93 to 29.1.96); Selection from 12.5.93 to 8.10.01; Members' Interests from 26.5.93 to 29.1.96; House from 29.5.96 to 8.10.01 and from 2.12.04.

House of Representatives Select: Print Media from 22.8.91 to 25.3.92.

Joint Statutory: Public Accounts from 31.8.88 to 3.5.89.
Conferences, Delegations and Visits
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Romania, Greece and UK, November- December 1990.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the USA, June-July 1993.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the 93rd IPU Conference, Madrid, and bilateral visits to Egypt and Israel, March-April 1995.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to France and Belgium, June-July 1997.

Member, Official Committee Exchange Visit by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Workplace Relations, New Zealand, June 2001.

Parliamentary Party Positions

Government Whip from 12.5.94 to 11.3.96.

Opposition Whip from 20.3.96 to 22.11.01.
Party Positions

President, ALP Semaphore North Sub-Branch 1981-82.

President, ALP Semaphore Branch 1983-88.

Chairperson, Port Adelaide ALP Scholarship Trust 1984-88.

Semaphore Campaign Director, State Election 1982.

Port Adelaide Campaign Organiser, Federal Election 1983; Campaign Director 1984.

Delegate, ALP State Council and State Convention (SA).

Junior Vice-President, ALP (SA) 1994-95.

Senior Vice-President, ALP (SA) 1995-96.

President, ALP (SA) 1996-97.
Personal

Born 26.6.1944, Adelaide, SA.

Married.
Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament

DipT (Primary) (Western Teachers College).

Member, Australian College of Education.

Casual labourer.

Teacher 1964-71.

Consultant 1972-75.

Primary school principal 1976-88.
Publications

3A Investigator Social Studies, Adelaide: Rigby/Longmans, 1970.

3B Investigator Social Studies, Adelaide: Rigby/Longmans, 1971.

Eastern Asia, Adelaide: Rigby/Longmans, 1971.


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  10/08/2004 SA MP - Port Adelaide Won 62.91% (+25.82%)
  11/10/2001 SA MP - Port Adelaide Won 64.65% (+29.29%)
  10/03/1998 SA MP - Port Adelaide Won 66.10% (+32.21%)
  03/02/1996 SA MP - Port Adelaide Won 57.05% (+14.10%)
  03/13/1993 SA MP - Port Adelaide Won 62.05% (+24.09%)
  03/24/1990 SA MP - Port Adelaide Won 63.29% (+26.58%)
  03/26/1988 SA MP - Port Adelaide - By-election Won 55.23% (+10.46%)
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