Jock Ferguson (Australian politician)
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John Kilday "Jock" Ferguson (15 January 194613 February 2010) was a Scottish
-born Australia
n politician.
Quotes - "May we all see the day when the unity of the community and the workers become so strong that we see the end of unemployment and poverty in the midst of plenty , and it is replaced by a just and equitable that ensures a full and happy life to all who render useful service in our society"
Born in Glasgow
, Scotland
, Ferguson worked as a fitters apprentice delegate to the Boilermakers Union. He served in the British Merchant Navy before moving to New Zealand. Arrived in Western Australia in 1976 to work as a fitter in the Pilbara and Gascoyne regions. Later Ferguson became a member of the AMWU (Australian Manufacturing Workers Union) and rose to become the unions secretary for Western Australia in 2000. He also held a City and Guilds Trade Certificate (Engineering). In 2008, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council
as a Labor Party
member, representing East Metropolitan Region
. His term commenced on 22 May 2009. Ferguson died after a heart attack
at his home on 13 February 2010.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
-born Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician.
Quotes - "May we all see the day when the unity of the community and the workers become so strong that we see the end of unemployment and poverty in the midst of plenty , and it is replaced by a just and equitable that ensures a full and happy life to all who render useful service in our society"
Born in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, Ferguson worked as a fitters apprentice delegate to the Boilermakers Union. He served in the British Merchant Navy before moving to New Zealand. Arrived in Western Australia in 1976 to work as a fitter in the Pilbara and Gascoyne regions. Later Ferguson became a member of the AMWU (Australian Manufacturing Workers Union) and rose to become the unions secretary for Western Australia in 2000. He also held a City and Guilds Trade Certificate (Engineering). In 2008, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council
Western Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state...
as a Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member, representing East Metropolitan Region
Electoral region of East Metropolitan
The electoral region of East Metropolitan is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Perth. It was created by the Acts Amendment Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been...
. His term commenced on 22 May 2009. Ferguson died after a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
at his home on 13 February 2010.