Graham Richardson

Graham Richardson
Richardson in 2011
Minister for the Environment
In office
1 March 1994 – 25 March 1994
Prime MinisterPaul Keating
Preceded byRos Kelly
Succeeded byJohn Faulkner
In office
24 July 1987 – 4 April 1990
Prime MinisterBob Hawke
Preceded byBarry Cohen
Succeeded byRos Kelly
Minister for Health
In office
24 March 1993 – 25 March 1994
Prime MinisterPaul Keating
Preceded byBrian Howe
Succeeded byCarmen Lawrence
Minister for Transport and Communications
In office
27 December 1991 – 18 May 1992
Prime MinisterPaul Keating
Preceded byJohn Kerin
Succeeded byBob Collins
Vice-President of the Executive Council
In office
1 February 1991 – 18 May 1992
Preceded byKim Beazley
Succeeded byRalph Willis
Minister for Social Security
In office
4 April 1990 – 27 December 1991
Prime MinisterBob Hawke
Paul Keating
Preceded byBrian Howe
Succeeded byNeal Blewett
Senator for New South Wales
In office
5 March 1983 – 25 March 1994
Preceded byTony Mulvihill
Succeeded byMichael Forshaw
Personal details
Born
Graham Frederick Richardson

(1949-09-27) 27 September 1949 (age 75)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLabor
Spouse(s)Cheryl Gardener
(m. 1973) (sep.)[1]
Amanda
ChildrenMatthew Richardson[1]
D'Arcy Richardson
OccupationPolitician
NicknameRicho

Graham Frederick Richardson AO (born 27 September 1949) is an Australian former Labor Party politician who was a Senator for New South Wales from 1983 to 1994 and served as a Cabinet Minister in both the Hawke and Keating governments. He is currently a media commentator, public speaker, and political lobbyist.

During his time in the Senate, Richardson was often referred to as a "power broker" within the Labor Right faction.[2] Prior to entering parliament, Richardson was a Labor Party branch organiser and held the position of General Secretary of the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) from 1976 to 1983.[3] Since retiring from politics, Richardson has become a political commentator for Sky News Australia, and previously hosted a weekly commentary program Richo.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b McClymont, Kate; Snow, Deborah (24 October 2009). "The not-so-quiet achiever". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  2. ^ Shanahan, Dennis (12 June 2010). "Change in the air as Labor thinks defeat". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Biography for RICHARDSON, the Hon. Graham Frederick". Parliament of Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  4. ^ Knox, David (14 February 2016). "Airdate: Richo". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference jonesandco was invoked but never defined (see the help page).