Bob Sneath
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Robert Kenneth "Bob" Sneath (born 24 June 1949) is an Australia
n politician
, and an Australian Labor Party
member of the South Australian Legislative Council
since 2002.
Sneath originally worked as a shearer and an organiser with the AWU. He moved to Adelaide
in 2004 to become Secretary of the AWU, and was the President of the Naracoorte sub branch of the ALP for six years before becoming an ALP State Executive member and President of the party in 1999.
Sneath is the current President of the South Australian Legislative Council
.
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
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, and an Australian 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 of the South Australian Legislative Council
South Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the House of Assembly...
since 2002.
Sneath originally worked as a shearer and an organiser with the AWU. He moved to Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
in 2004 to become Secretary of the AWU, and was the President of the Naracoorte sub branch of the ALP for six years before becoming an ALP State Executive member and President of the party in 1999.
Sneath is the current President of the South Australian Legislative Council
President of the South Australian Legislative Council
The President of the South Australian Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the South Australian Legislative Council, the upper house of the Parliament of South Australia...
.