Garrie Gibson

Garrie Gibson
Member of the Australian Parliament for Moreton
In office 24 March 1990 – 2 March 1996
Preceded by	Donald Cameron
Succeeded by	Gary Hardgrave
Personal details
Born	17 October 1954 Brisbane, Queensland
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Teacher

Garrie David Gibson (born 17 October 1954) is an Australian retired politician. Born in Brisbane, he was educated at the University of Queensland and the North Brisbane College of Advanced Education before becoming a primary teacher. He was an organiser with the Queensland Teachers Union before his election to the Australian House of Representatives in 1990 as the Labor member for Moreton. His election was the first time the Labor Party had ever won the seat, which has existed since Federation, although independent James Wilkinson sat as a Labor member from 1904–1906. Gibson held the seat until his defeat in 1996.^[1]

References

1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-07-26.