Anthony Chisholm (politician)

Anthony Chisholm
Secretary of the Australian Labor Party
in Queensland
In office
9 October 2008 – 12 November 2014
Preceded by Milton Dick
Succeeded by Evan Moorhead
Personal details
Born (1978-02-24) 24 February 1978
Brisbane, Queensland
Political party Australian Labor Party
Alma mater Griffith University
Profession Politician

Anthony David Chisholm (born 24 February 1978) is an Australian politician.

Born and raised in Brisbane, Anthony Chisholm completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Politics and Industrial Relations from Griffith University.[1]

He joined the Australian Labor Party in 1995 and became the State Secretary in 2008. He served in this position until 2014 when he resigned to take up the position of State Campaign Director for the Australian Labor Party's Queensland Branch.[2][3]

In 2015, Chisholm was successful in securing the Labor Party nomination to replace retiring Queensland Senator Joe Ludwig.[4][5][6]


References

  1. ↑ "Queensland Labor - Elected Officials". queenslandlabor.org. Australian Labor Party. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Wardill, Steven. "Queensland Labor Party official quits post in faction rout". www.couriermail.com.au. News Corp. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Senator Joe Ludwig to Retire from the Senate". www.theaustralian.com.au. The Australian. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald online. "Anthony Chisholm the frontrunner to replace retiring Labor senator Joe Ludwig". smh.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Australian Financial Review. "Bill Glasson front runner to fill Senate seat left by Brett Mason". www.afr.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Courier Mail online. "Queensland Labor state secretary eyed for federal Senate vacancy". www.couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2015.


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