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Alan Eggleston (born 30 December 1941) is an Australian politician, who was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate from 1996 to 2014 representing Western Australia.
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- Senator alan eggleston valedictory speech 2014
- Bishop alan eggleston catch me if you can
- Early career
- Professional career
- Personal life
- References
Bishop alan eggleston catch me if you can
Early career
He was born in Busselton, Western Australia, and was educated at the University of Western Australia, where he studied medicine, and at Murdoch University, where he graduated in arts.
Professional career
He was a medical practitioner in Port Hedland, Western Australia serving from 1974 until 1996. He was a councillor in Port Hedland serving from 1988 until 1996 and mayor serving from 1993 until 1996. He was a member of the Pilbara Development Commission from 1994 until 1996.
Personal life
He has achondroplasia, a common cause of dwarfism. He retired from all of his other political jobs to be a senator. On 9 April 2012, Eggleston announced that he would not be recontesting the Next Australian federal election in 2013 and retire at the end of his term in 2014.