Patrick Dodson | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Dodson in New York City in 2022 | |
| Senator for Western Australia | |
| In office 2 May 2016 – 26 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Bullock |
| Succeeded by | Varun Ghosh |
| Special Envoy for Reconciliation and Implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart | |
| In office 1 June 2022 – 26 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | (position established) |
| Succeeded by | (position terminated) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Lionel Djargun Dodson 29 January 1948 Broome, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Mick Dodson (brother) |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Melbourne |
Patrick Lionel Djargun Dodson (born 29 January 1948) is an Australian indigenous rights activist and former politician. He was a Senator for Western Australia from 2016 to 2024, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
Dodson is a Yawuru elder from Broome, Western Australia.[1][2] He has been chairman of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation and a Commissioner into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. In addition to a brief stint as a Roman Catholic priest, he was the winner of the 2008 Sydney Peace Prize and the 2009 John Curtin Medal.[3] He is the brother of Mick Dodson.
On 2 March 2016, Dodson was announced as the replacement for Joe Bullock as a Labor senator for Western Australia, following Bullock's resignation.[4] The Parliament of Western Australia appointed Dodson to the Senate on 2 May 2016.[5] On 28 November 2023, Dodson announced his retirement from the Senate, which took effect on 26 January 2024.[6][7] He was undergoing treatment for cancer at the time of his resignation.[7]
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- ^ "Pat Dodson to replace retiring WA Labor Senator Joe Bullock". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Pat Dodson elected WA's newest senator". ABC News. 28 April 2016.
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SMHretirementwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Dan Jervis-Bardy (26 January 2024). "Federal politics: Senator Pat Dodson hailed as a 'giant' after slipping into retirement". The West Australian.