Steve Hutchins

Who is Steve Hutchins?

Stephen Patrick Hutchins, Australian politician, is a former member of the Australian Senate for the state of New South Wales between October 1998 and June 2011, representing the Australian Labor Party.

Hutchins was born in Sydney. He worked as a forklift driver and waste collector before attending the University of Sydney, where he graduated in arts, and then Harvard University, where he was part of the university's trade union education programme. He was an official with the Transport Workers' Union from 1980 and was Federal President of the union from 1993 to 1998. He was a member of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Executive from 1996 to 1998.

His first marriage was to NSW State Member for Mulgoa, Diane Beamer. His second marriage was to Natalie Sykes.