Name Ken Coghill Role Australian Politician | Party Australian Labor Party | |
Education University of Melbourne | ||
Assoc. Prof Hon Ken Coghill (Chair Curriculum Committee), Launch of Labor Academy Pilot Project
Kenneth Alistair Coghill (born 10 November 1944 in Mansfield, Victoria) is a former Australian politician.
Educated at Caulfield Grammar School, Coghill studied Veterinary Science at the University of Melbourne and worked as a veterinarian before serving on the Wodonga City Council. He entered the Victorian Legislative Assembly as an Australian Labor Party Member for Werribee in the 1979 State elections, and served as the Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 1992.
After retiring from Parliament in 1995, he earned a Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne. He is currently an associate professor at Monash University.
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