Tony Sheldon | |
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![]() Sheldon in 2023 | |
Senator for New South Wales | |
Assumed office 1 July 2019 | |
Special Envoy for Disaster Recovery | |
Assumed office 24 July 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
Preceded by | (position established) |
Personal details | |
Born | Anthony Vincent Sheldon 26 August 1961[1] Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia |
Political party | Labor |
Education | De La Salle College, Cronulla University of New South Wales Harvard Trade Union Program |
Occupation | Trade unionist |
Anthony Vincent Sheldon (born 26 August 1961) is an Australian politician and trade unionist. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has served as a Senator for New South Wales since 2019. He was previously a senior figure in the Transport Workers Union (TWU), serving as state secretary (1999–2008) and national secretary (2006–2019).