John William Tierney (born 21 January 1946),

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n politician, was a

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member of the

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from 1991 to 2005, representing the state of

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. Tierney was born in

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, and was educated at the University of Newcastle and the

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, gaining a Ph.D. in education. He was Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Newcastle before entering politics. Tierney was appointed to the Senate in February 1991 to succeed

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, who had resigned in January. Tierney was subsequently second on the coalition senate ticket for New South Wales and elected at the Senate elections of

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and

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. He was dropped to fourth on the coalition senate ticket for New South Wales for the October 2004 Senate election and was defeated. He resigned from the Senate on 14 April 2005, and was replaced by

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, who had replaced Tierney as second on the coalition's Senate ticket. In the

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Tierney received the

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(OAM) for "service to the Parliament of Australia, to education, and to the community". His "significant service to people with polio" was recognised in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours with the award of

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(AM).

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