- Sid Sidebottom
Peter "Sid" Sidebottom (born
23 April 1951 ),Australia n politician, is anAustralian Labor Party member of theAustralian House of Representatives between 1998 and 2004 and again since 2007, each time representing theDivision of Braddon ,Tasmania . He was born inHobart ,Tasmania , and was a senior secondary college teacher before entering politics. He was an electorate officer for SenatorNick Sherry 1998 . He was a member of theCentral Coast Council 1996-98.He was defeated by the Liberal candidate, Mark Baker, at the 2004 election. Many put this down to concern about loss of forestry jobs under Labor's environment policy, which had the potential to adversely effect Sidebottom's electorate.
Sidebottom subsequently won the back the seat at the 2007 federal election.
External links
* [http://www.sidsidebottom.com/ Personal website]
* [http://alp.org.au/people/tas/sidebottom_sid.php ALP Profile - Sid Sidebottom]Persondata
NAME=Sidebottom, Sid
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Sidebottom, Peter Sid (full name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH=23 April 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH=Hobart ,Tasmania ,Australia
DATE OF DEATH=living
PLACE OF DEATH=
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