Date of Birth: 18/08/1947
Place of Birth: Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Parliamentary Service
Minister for Transport |
26 Nov 1987 |
25 Mar 1988 |
4 months |
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Attorney General and Minister Assisting the Premier |
04 Jul 1986 |
26 Nov 1987 |
1 year 4 months 23 days |
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Attorney General and Minister for Cooperative Societies |
06 Feb 1986 |
04 Jul 1986 |
4 months 29 days |
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Attorney General |
12 Dec 1984 |
06 Feb 1986 |
1 year 1 month 26 days |
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Minister for Planning and Environment |
05 Apr 1984 |
12 Dec 1984 |
8 months 8 days |
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Member for Burrinjuck |
24 Mar 1984 |
22 Feb 1988 |
3 years 10 months 30 days |
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Minister for Planning and Environment |
10 Feb 1984 |
05 Apr 1984 |
1 month 27 days |
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Minister for Energy and Minister for Finance |
01 Feb 1983 |
10 Feb 1984 |
1 year 10 days |
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Minister for Housing, Minister for Cooperative Societies and Minister Assisting the Premier |
02 Oct 1981 |
01 Feb 1983 |
1 year 4 months |
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Member for Burrinjuck |
19 Sep 1981 |
05 Mar 1984 |
2 years 5 months 16 days |
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Minister for Housing, Minister for Cooperative Societies and Assistant Minister for Transport |
29 Feb 1980 |
02 Oct 1981 |
1 year 7 months 4 days |
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Member for Burrinjuck |
07 Oct 1978 |
28 Aug 1981 |
2 years 10 months 22 days |
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Member for Burrinjuck |
01 May 1976 |
12 Sep 1978 |
2 years 4 months 13 days |
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Member for Burrinjuck |
17 Nov 1973 |
02 Apr 1976 |
2 years 4 months 17 days |
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Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
17 Nov 1973 |
25 Mar 1988 |
14 years 4 months 9 days |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined the Willoughby branch in January 1964 and became a member of the Yass, Cootamundra and Gladesville branches. Resigned on 31 March 1997 to accept a judicial office. Secretary of the New South Wales Parliamentary Labor Party from May 1976 until elected to Cabinet in 1980. Senior Vice-President of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party from April 1983 until 1989 and was president from 1989 - 1997.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Lawyer (solicitor). Educated at the St Thomas Becket Infants School, Lewisham 1952 - 1954, Christian Brothers High School , Lewisham 1955 - 1963 and Sydney University 1964 - 1969. BA, LLB. Articled clerk and practised as a solicitor in Roy Turner Jones & Co, Sydney 1967 - 1972 and later in Yass with Elrington & Elrington in 1973. Admitted to the New South Wales Bar on 12 February 1982. Solicitor from 1988 - 1997 and mediator and consultant with Cowley Hearne, Solicitors and on own account with Ernst and Young 1995 - 1997. Has been a Judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales since appointment on 9 April 1997 and president of New South Wales Workers Compensation Commission November 2001 - November 2007. Recreational interests include family and films.
Honours Received
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for services to the Law, the Parliament and the Community (health, care of the aged, human rights and the environment).
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Only son of William Francis Sheahan QC, also a Member of the Legislative Assembly. Married (1) Mary Christine Ridley on 26 May 1973, and they had 6 daughters and 2 sons. Divorced in 2003. Married (2) Dr Jennifer Lynette Hardy on 19 August 2007.
Additional Information
Electorate description: Rural. Located within Southern Tablelands and Central
Murrumbidgee Statistical Agricultural Areas. Principal towns: Adelong,
Cootamundra, Gundagai, Harden, Temora, Tumut, Yass, Young.
Area: 18,682 sq km Population: 52,280 Enrolment: 36,780
Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: T.W
Sheahan - Terry's Reminiscences of Billy, being the inaugural Sheahan Lecture
to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of William Francis Sheahan
organised by the Burrinjuck State Electorate Council, Gundagai, New South
Wales., 24 February 1995 (MLMSS 5957); photographs in the PICMAN Database.