Brian Gibson (Australian politician)
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Brian Francis Gibson is an Australia
n politician and businessman who has held senior appointments in Australian companies and industry bodies.
Gibson was born in Ascot Vale Victoria
in 1936.
Gibson had a career in business that included being Managing Director of Australian Newsprint Mills
Ltd from 1980 to 1989, and Chair of what was then the Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania
from 1989 to 1993. He was also National President of the forest industry peak representative body, the National Association of Forest Industries, from 1987 to 1991.
Gibson was elected to the Australian Senate
at the 1993 election, as a member of the Liberal Party of Australia
representing the state of Tasmania
. After the 1996 election, Gibson was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer. However, following concerns raised regarding a conflict of interest, he lost the portfolio from 15 October 1996 and did not hold a further ministerial position.
Gibson was re-elected in the 1998 election for a second six-year term, but resigned from parliament on 22 February 2002, having indicated to his party some months previously that he wished to move on to other things.
Since resigning from parliament, Gibson has been a board member of Concept Systems, a payroll and human resource management company; Director of the Tasmanian Advisory Board of the AMP Society; Australian Government nominated director to the Board of the Australian Stem Cell Centre; director of the Australian National Maritime Museum, and several other companies.
Gibson was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia
in June 1988, and received the Centenary Medal in 2000.
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 and businessman who has held senior appointments in Australian companies and industry bodies.
Gibson was born in Ascot Vale Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
in 1936.
Gibson had a career in business that included being Managing Director of Australian Newsprint Mills
Australian Newsprint Mills
Australian Newsprint Mills Ltd. was formed in Hobart, Tasmania in 1938, and a newsprint mill, Australia's largest, built on the River Derwent at Boyer. An Albury, New South Wales mill was established in 1981. In 1997 Fletcher Challenge, a New Zealand company, took over Australian Newsprint Mills....
Ltd from 1980 to 1989, and Chair of what was then the Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as The HEC, is the government owned enterprise which is the predominant electricity generator in the state of Tasmania, Australia...
from 1989 to 1993. He was also National President of the forest industry peak representative body, the National Association of Forest Industries, from 1987 to 1991.
Gibson was elected to the Australian Senate
Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
at the 1993 election, as a member of the Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
representing the state of Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
. After the 1996 election, Gibson was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer. However, following concerns raised regarding a conflict of interest, he lost the portfolio from 15 October 1996 and did not hold a further ministerial position.
Gibson was re-elected in the 1998 election for a second six-year term, but resigned from parliament on 22 February 2002, having indicated to his party some months previously that he wished to move on to other things.
Since resigning from parliament, Gibson has been a board member of Concept Systems, a payroll and human resource management company; Director of the Tasmanian Advisory Board of the AMP Society; Australian Government nominated director to the Board of the Australian Stem Cell Centre; director of the Australian National Maritime Museum, and several other companies.
Gibson was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
in June 1988, and received the Centenary Medal in 2000.