Tripti Joshi (Editor)

Adrian Bennett

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Preceded by
  
Richard Cleaver

Occupation
  
Transport worker


Nationality
  
Australian

Succeeded by
  
John Martyr

Name
  
Adrian Bennett

Born
  
29 January 1933 Perth, Western Australia (
1933-01-29
)

Died
  
9 May 2006(2006-05-09) (aged 73)

Political party
  
Australian Labor Party

Adrian bennett ultimate mad max fan channel 9 news australia


Adrian Frank Bennett (21 January 1933 – 9 May 2006) was an Australian politician. Born in Perth, Western Australia, he was educated at Catholic schools before becoming a transport worker. He was secretary of the Transport Workers' Union and also sat on the councils of Canning Shire and its successor Canning Town. In 1969, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Swan, defeating sitting Liberal member Richard Cleaver. He held the seat until his defeat in 1975. Bennett died in 2006.

In later life he was a follower of the American conspiracy theorist Lyndon LaRouche and was a candidate with the LaRouchite Curtin Labor Alliance, affiliated with the Citizens Electoral Council.

References

Adrian Bennett Wikipedia