Children Jay Weatherill Resigned 2000 | Party Australian Labor Party Name George Weatherill | |
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Profession wharf labourer, union official, member of parliament Role Former Member of the South Australian Legislative Council Previous office Member of the South Australian Legislative Council (1986–2000) | ||
Political party Australian Labor Party | ||
George Weatherill (born 1936), often referred to as ″Bolshi-George″, was a former Australian politician and Deputy Leader of the South Australian Labor Party. From 1986 until 2000 he represented the Australian Labor Party in the South Australian Legislative Council.
Weatherill came from England's industrial north. In Australia, he stacked wool on Port Adelaide's wharves before becoming an official with the Australian Government Workers' Association, (AGWA) which was later incorporationed in the national union the Miscellaneous Workers' Union. He is the father of Premier of South Australia Jay Weatherill.
Highly respected as an effective negotiator and organiser he was instrumental in 'cleaning up' aspects of the AGWA administration which was adversely affected by the "Thompson" affair - whereby the former AGWA Secretary absconded with union funds.