Robert (Bob) Duncan Hogg AO is an

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(ALP) identity, and former ALP National Secretary.

Career

* 1976–78: Secretary of the Victorian Branch of the ALP. * 1983–86: Senior adviser to then Australian Prime Minister,

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* 1986–87: Consultant to the

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* 1988–93: Australian Labor Party National Secretary * 1993–98: Deputy Chairman of the Singleton Group * 1998– : Independent consultant – Issues Management; Director of Australian Health International; Director of Snowy Hydro Corporation; columnist

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. As a columnist, Bob Hogg has sometimes expressed views at variance with those of the ALP; during the 1999 debate on a

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he criticised those opposing the tax (including independent

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) on the grounds that such a tax would ensure funding for policies traditionally advocated by Labor, such as state schools and hospitals. As ALP Secretary, Hogg ran anti-GST ads for the 1993 election campaign.

Biography

Hogg was married to Caroline Hogg (née Kluht) from 1967 to 1996, with whom he had two children. For 17 years Caroline Hogg held a seat in the

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, and held various state ministries. He currently lives in the

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suburb of

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with his partner,

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, an Australian journalist and the former Labor member for the

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Conflict of Interest

In 1991 Hogg was placed on a A$1000 six-month good-behaviour bond for failing as the National Secretary to declare donations to the

in the lead up to the 1990 election. The total of the donations was reported as $143,000 consisting of multiple amounts each of a value less than $1000.

Honours

Hogg was appointed an

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in 1995.It's an Honour – AO
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Centenary Medal The Centenary Medal is an award which was created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the centenary of the Federation of Australia and to recognise "people who made a contribution to Australian society or go ...

for "significant contribution to Australian politics" in 2001.

References

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