Dr Ken Coghill | |
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Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly | |
In office 25 October 1988 –26 October 1992 | |
Premier | John Cain |
Preceded by | Tom Edmunds |
Succeeded by | John Delzoppo |
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Werribee | |
In office 5 May 1979 –30 March 1996 | |
Preceded by | Neville Hudson |
Succeeded by | Mary Gillett |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenneth Alistair Coghill 10 November 1944 Mansfield, Victoria, Australia |
Political party | Labor |
Spouse(s) | Judith Wakeman (m.1969; div.2007) Julia Thornton (m.2008) |
Children | One |
Alma mater |
Kenneth Alistair Coghill (born 10 November 1944 in Mansfield, Victoria) is a former Australian politician.
Educated at Caulfield Grammar School, Coghill studied Veterinary Science at the University of Melbourne and worked as a veterinarian before serving on the Wodonga City Council. He entered the Victorian Legislative Assembly as a Labor Party Member for Werribee in the 1979 State elections, and served as the Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 1992.
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