Alexander McEachian "Alex" Gallacher (born 1 January 1954) is an Australia

Australia

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n politician and member of the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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. He was elected to the Australian Senate

Australian Senate

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 representing South Australia at the 2010 federal election.

Gallacher was formerly the state secretary of the SA

South Australia

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Northern Territory

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 branch of the Transport Workers Union of Australia

Transport Workers Union of Australia

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, which is aligned with the Labor Right

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faction. In total Gallacher spent fifteen years at the "top of the South Australian union movement". Previously he worked as a truck driver and labourer.