Peter Sid Sidebottom (born 23 April 1951) is an Australian former politician. Sidebottom was an

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member of the

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, representing the

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between 1998 and 2004 and again from the

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until his defeat in 2013. In 2011, Sidebottom was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. He was defeated for a second time at the 2013 election, with a swing of 10% against him.

Background and early career

Sidebottom was born in Hobart, Tasmania. He graduated from the

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with a Bachelor of Arts (

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); and was a senior secondary college teacher between 1975 and 1997. During 1998, he was an electorate officer for Senator

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and again worked for Sherry as an advisor between 2004 and 2007. Sidebottom was elected as a Councillor of the Central Coast Council, serving between 1996 and 1998.

Political career

At the 1998 federal election, Sidebottom defeated sitting

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Member for Braddon, Chris Miles. However, Sidebottom was defeated by the Liberal candidate, Mark Baker, at the 2004 election. Many put this down to concern about loss of forestry jobs under Labor's environment policy, which had the potential to adversely affect Sidebottom's electorate. Sidebottom subsequently won back the seat at the 2007 federal election, defeating Baker. On 14 December 2011, Sidebottom was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in the Second Gillard Ministry. At the 2013 federal election, Sidebottom lost his seat of Braddon for the second time, suffering a 10% swing against him.

References

External links

Personal websiteALP Profile – Sid Sidebottom
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