Kerry Sibraa

Kerry Walter Sibraa AO (born 12 October 1937) is a former Australian Senator who represented the Labor Party for the state of New South Wales.[1] He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School. [2]

The Honourable
Kerry Sibraa
AO
President of the Senate
In office
17 February 1987 – 31 January 1994
Preceded byDoug McClelland
Succeeded byMichael Beahan
Senator for New South Wales
In office
13 December 1975 – 30 June 1978
In office
9 August 1978 – 1 February 1994
Preceded byJim McClelland
Succeeded byBelinda Neal
Personal details
Born (1937-10-12) 12 October 1937
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party

He served as a Senator for from 13 December 1975 to 30 June 1978, and then again from 9 August 1978 until 1 February 1994, and was President of the Senate from 17 February 1987 to 31 January 1994.[1][3] During the 1970s Sibraa provided inside-information about Labor to the United States of America in what an historian has called "a discreet relationship".[4]

After leaving Parliament, Sibraa was the Australian High Commissioner to Zimbabwe from March 1994 until February 1998.[5] On 26 January 1997 Sibraa was made an Officer of the Order of Australia "for service to the Parliament of Australia, to international relations and to the community."[6] On 1 January 2001 he was awarded the Centenary Medal.[7]

Sibraa was a special counsel for the public relations and government relations firm Wells Haslem.[8]

References
  1. "Biography for SIBRAA, the Hon. Kerry Walter". Parliament of Australia Parliamentary Library. 16 June 2008. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. p. 775 Who's Who in Australia 1985, director of Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Limited and patron, life member and director of Manly-Warringah Rugby League Football Club Limited
  3. Jolly, Jarrod M (2017). "SIBRAA, Kerry Walter (1937– )". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  4. Coventry, C. J., "The Eloquence of Robert J Hawke: United States informer, 1973-79," Australian Journal of Politics and History, 67:1 (2021), 85.
  5. Downer, Alexander (24 February 1998). "Diplomatic Appointment- High Commissioner to Zimbabwe" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
  6. "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) entry for His Excellency The Honourable Kerry Walter Sibraa". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 1997. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  7. "Centenary Medal entry for The Hon. Kerry Walter Sibraa". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 January 2001. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  8. "Kerry Sibraa AO, Special Counsel". Wells Haslem. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

 

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