John Hogg

Who is John Hogg?

John Joseph Hogg is an Australian former politician, who was a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Queensland from July 1996 to June 2014, representing the Australian Labor Party. He was elected the 23rd President of the Senate on 26 August 2008.

Hogg was born in Brisbane to Francis Patrick and Catherine Frances Hogg. He attended St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace and then the University of Queensland, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science. He later completed a Diploma in Primary Teaching at Kedron Park Teachers College, part of the Queensland University of Technology, and he has taught at both primary and secondary schools. He was an official with the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association from 1976 to 1996. In 1978 he married Susan Mary Lynch, and subsequently raised two daughters and a son.

Hogg joined the ALP in 1976 and became an active member in the organization, attending the Queensland State Conference as a delegate in 1981 and the National Conference in 1984. He became a member of the ALP's Administrative Committee in 1982 and eventually a representative on the National Executive.