Kerry Sibraa

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 (age 86)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party

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]

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] According to an article by C. J. Coventry, Sibraa had been an informer for the U.S..[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]

  1. ^ a b "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". 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". 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.