Tony Sheldon (politician)

Tony Sheldon
Sheldon in 2023
Senator for New South Wales
Assumed office
1 July 2019
Special Envoy for Disaster Recovery
Assumed office
24 July 2022
Prime MinisterAnthony Albanese
Preceded by(position established)
Personal details
Born
Anthony Vincent Sheldon

(1961-08-26) 26 August 1961 (age 63)[1]
Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLabor
EducationDe La Salle College, Cronulla
University of New South Wales
Harvard Trade Union Program
OccupationTrade 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).

  1. ^ Who's Who in Australia. ConnectWeb. 2019.