Kenneth Alistair Coghill (born 10 November 1944 in
Mansfield, Victoria) is a former
Australian politician.
Life and career
Educated at
Caulfield Grammar School, Coghill studied Veterinary Science at the
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb no ...
and worked as a veterinarian before serving on the
Wodonga City Council. He entered the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria in Australia; the upper house being the Victorian Legislative Council. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne.
The presidin ...
as a
Labor Party Member for
Werribee
Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham Local government areas of Victoria, local government a ...
in the
1979 State elections, and served as the
Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria. The presiding officer of the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria, the Victorian ...
from 1988 to 1992.
After retiring from Parliament in 1995, he earned a
Ph.D.
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...
from the University of Melbourne. He is currently an associate professor at
Monash University
Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university h ...
.
See also
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List of Caulfield Grammar School people
This is a list of notable past students and staff of Caulfield Grammar School and/or Malvern Memorial Grammar School (amalgamated with Caulfield in 1961). Alumni of the school are known as "Caulfield Grammarians" and are supported by the Caulfi ...
References
External links
Parliament of Victoria biography
Academic staff of Monash University
1944 births
Living people
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria
People educated at Caulfield Grammar School
University of Melbourne alumni
Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Speakers of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
People from Victoria (state)
Australian veterinarians
Male veterinarians
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