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| name = Janet Powell |
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| office = 3rd [[Australian Democrats|Leader of the Australian Democrats]] |
| office = 3rd [[Australian Democrats|Leader of the Australian Democrats]] |
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| deputy = [[John Coulter (politician)|John Coulter]] |
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| term_start = 1 July 1990 |
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| term_end = 19 August 1991 |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|09|30|1942|09|29|df=yes}} |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|09|30|1942|09|29|df=yes}} |
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| death_place = [[Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne]], Victoria, Australia |
| death_place = [[Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne]], Victoria, Australia |
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| spouse = {{marriage|Alan Powell<br>|1965|1988|reason=div.}} |
| spouse = {{marriage|Alan Powell<br />|1965|1988|reason=div.}} |
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| partner = [[Sid |
| partner = [[Sid Spindler]]<br />({{abbr|esp.|espoused}} 1987; {{abbr|sep.|separated}} 1992) |
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| party = [[Australian Greens|Green]] (after 2004) |
| party = [[Australian Greens|Green]] (after 2004) |
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| otherparty = [[Australian Democrats|Democrat]] (until 1992)<br> [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] (1992–2004) |
| otherparty = [[Australian Democrats|Democrat]] (until 1992)<br /> [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] (1992–2004) |
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| education = [[Nhill College|Nhill High School]]<br>[[Ballarat Grammar School|Queen's Church of England Grammar School]] |
| education = [[Nhill College|Nhill High School]]<br />[[Ballarat Grammar School|Queen's Church of England Grammar School]] |
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| alma_mater = [[University of Melbourne]] |
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| occupation = [[Teacher|School teacher]]<br>([[Kerang Technical High School|Kerang High School]])<br>([[Nhill College|Nhill High School]])<br>([[Department of Education and Training (Victoria)|Department of Education]]) |
| occupation = [[Teacher|School teacher]]<br />([[Kerang Technical High School|Kerang High School]])<br />([[Nhill College|Nhill High School]])<br />([[Department of Education and Training (Victoria)|Department of Education]]) |
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| profession = [[Academic]]<br>[[Politician]] |
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'''Janet Frances Powell''' [[Member of the Order of Australia|AM]] (née '''McDonald''', 29 September 1942{{spaced ndash}}30 September 2013<ref>{{cite news|last=Ireland|first=Judith|title=Former Democrats leader Janet Powell dies|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/former-democrats-leader-janet-powell-dies-20131001-2uqm8.html|accessdate=1 October 2013|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=1 October 2013}}</ref>) was an Australian politician. |
'''Janet Frances Powell''' [[Member of the Order of Australia|AM]] (née '''McDonald''', 29 September 1942{{spaced ndash}}30 September 2013<ref>{{cite news|last=Ireland|first=Judith|title=Former Democrats leader Janet Powell dies|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/former-democrats-leader-janet-powell-dies-20131001-2uqm8.html|accessdate=1 October 2013|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=1 October 2013}}</ref>) was an Australian politician. |
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A native of [[Nhill, Victoria|Nhill]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Powell was educated at [[Ballarat Grammar School]] and Nhill High School. She graduated from the [[University of Melbourne]] with a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education. She then worked as a secondary school teacher at Kerang High School and Nhill High School.<ref name=whoswho>''Who's Who in Australia 2013'', Crown Content, 2012.</ref> |
A native of [[Nhill, Victoria|Nhill]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Powell was educated at [[Ballarat Grammar School]] and Nhill High School. She graduated from the [[University of Melbourne]] with a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education. She then worked as a secondary school teacher at Kerang High School and Nhill High School.<ref name="Au Senate">{{Cite Au Senate|Sen id=powell-janet-frances|name=POWELL, Janet Frances (1942–2013)|first=Kate|last=Jones|year=2017|access-date=2023-01-10}}</ref><ref name=whoswho>''Who's Who in Australia 2013'', Crown Content, 2012.</ref> |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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Powell was active in the [[Australian Democrats]] 1980s, serving as the party's Victorian state president (1983–85) and a national deputy president (1984–86).<ref>[http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22handbook%2Fallmps%2FOI4%22 Biography for Powell, Janet Frances] at Parliament of Australia</ref> |
Powell was active in the [[Australian Democrats]] 1980s, serving as the party's Victorian state president (1983–85) and a national deputy president (1984–86).<ref name="Au Senate" /><ref>[http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22handbook%2Fallmps%2FOI4%22 Biography for Powell, Janet Frances] at Parliament of Australia</ref> In 1986, she was appointed a Democrat senator for Victoria, upon the resignation of the party's founder, [[Don Chipp]]. She was [[Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1987#Victoria 2|elected]] the following year.<ref name="Au Senate" /> Following the announcement of the 1987 Senate election results, Powell was [[Members of the Australian Senate, 1987–1990|one of four senators]] who received a six-year term as a [[Section 13 of the Constitution of Australia#Stalled reform on allocation of terms|consequence of which method]] was chosen to allocate the seats.<ref>{{cite hansard |jurisdiction=Commonwealth of Australia |house=Senate |title=Rotation of Senators |url=http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/chamber/hansards/1987-09-17/toc_pdf/S%201987-09-17.pdf |date=17 September 1987 |page_start=194 |page_end=213}}</ref> |
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She became the third elected leader of the party, from 1 July 1990 to 19 August 1991, when she was deposed in a coup promoted by the party's Queensland division<ref>[[John Woodley]]: [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22media%2Fradioprm%2FAJI00%22 Janet Powell to be challenged as Leader of the Australian Democrats; Queensland President says she has failed to lift the profile of the Party and lead the parliamentary team] in [[PM (ABC Radio)|ABC PM]] radio interview with [[Maxine McKew]], 1 August 1991</ref> with national executive support. The charge that she had "failed to lift the profile of the party" during her tenure of a year was unsuccessful as justification, and her openly acknowledged relationship with party colleague [[Sid Spindler]] was used as leverage to remove her from the leadership. The party's founding leader, [[Don Chipp]], described the coup as the "most tragic story to have hit the Democrats".<ref>[[Gerard Ryle]] [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/07/29/1027926855614.html Meg Lees: The unauthorised story] ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 30 July 2002</ref> One suggested reason for the coup was that she was controversially negotiating a coalition or merger with the Greens.<ref name="Au Senate" /><ref>{{cite news |
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|title=A cautionary tale of hypocrisy and ambition |
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|accessdate=2008-03-02 }}</ref> After internal disagreements related to her loss of the leadership, she resigned from the party in 1992 and continued as an independent senator until her defeat at the [[Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1993#Victoria 2|1993]] election. After quitting the Democrats, she reminded the Senate of her non-partisan approach in pursuit of reforms, including a successful private senator's bill:<blockquote>"In the six years that I have been in this place I have valued most highly the cooperative work that I have been able to do with colleagues on all sides of the chamber...for example, I reflect on the magnificent work done by former Senator [[Peter Baume]] which played a large part in enabling the passage, unopposed, through the Parliament of my private member's Bill which banned the print advertising of tobacco products. On the other side, I look forward to a successful result on the question of discrimination against homosexuals in the armed forces as a result of important strategic cooperation between myself, Senator [[Margaret Reynolds]] and other Labor Party backbenchers."<ref>[http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansards%2F1992-08-18%2F0003%22 Senator Janet Powell: Statement by leave], Senate Hansard 18 August 1992</ref></blockquote> |
|accessdate=2008-03-02 }}</ref> After internal disagreements related to her loss of the leadership, she resigned from the party in 1992 and continued as an independent senator until her defeat at the [[Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1993#Victoria 2|1993]] election. After quitting the Democrats, she reminded the Senate of her non-partisan approach in pursuit of reforms, including a successful [[private senator's bill]]:<blockquote>"In the six years that I have been in this place I have valued most highly the cooperative work that I have been able to do with colleagues on all sides of the chamber...for example, I reflect on the magnificent work done by former Senator [[Peter Baume]] which played a large part in enabling the passage, unopposed, through the Parliament of my private member's Bill which banned the print advertising of tobacco products. On the other side, I look forward to a successful result on the question of discrimination against homosexuals in the armed forces as a result of important strategic cooperation between myself, Senator [[Margaret Reynolds]] and other Labor Party backbenchers."<ref>[http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansards%2F1992-08-18%2F0003%22 Senator Janet Powell: Statement by leave], Senate Hansard 18 August 1992</ref></blockquote> |
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In 1996, she campaigned for Greens leader [[Bob Brown]] and, in 2004, she joined the [[Australian Greens]], citing that they were more capable of achieving the function of a third force in Australian politics. In the [[ |
In 1996, she campaigned for Greens leader [[Bob Brown]] and, in 2004, she joined the [[Australian Greens]], citing that they were more capable of achieving the function of a third force in Australian politics. In the [[2006 Victorian state election]] she unsuccessfully stood for the Greens in the [[Eastern Metropolitan Region]]. |
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==Community service== |
==Community service== |
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*Luntz Stephen: [http://forensicsfossilsfruitbats.wordpress.com/2013/10/01/missing-a-mentor/ Missing a Mentor] Obituary, at Wordpress.com, 1 October 2013 |
*Luntz Stephen: [http://forensicsfossilsfruitbats.wordpress.com/2013/10/01/missing-a-mentor/ Missing a Mentor] Obituary, at Wordpress.com, 1 October 2013 |
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*[[Christine Milne|Milne, Christine]] [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22media%2Fpressrel%2F2759458%22 Tribute to Janet Powell AM] at Parliament of Australia, 2 October 2013 |
*[[Christine Milne|Milne, Christine]] [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22media%2Fpressrel%2F2759458%22 Tribute to Janet Powell AM] at Parliament of Australia, 2 October 2013 |
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Latest revision as of 02:40, 16 March 2024
Janet Powell | |
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3rd Leader of the Australian Democrats | |
In office 1 July 1990 – 19 August 1991 | |
Deputy | John Coulter |
Preceded by | Michael Macklin |
Succeeded by | John Coulter |
Senator for Victoria | |
In office 26 August 1986 – 30 June 1993 | |
Preceded by | Don Chipp |
Personal details | |
Born | Janet Frances McDonald 29 September 1942 Nhill, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 30 September 2013 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | (aged 71)
Political party | Green (after 2004) |
Other political affiliations | Democrat (until 1992) Independent (1992–2004) |
Spouse |
Alan Powell
(m. 1965; div. 1988) |
Domestic partner(s) | Sid Spindler (esp. 1987; sep. 1992) |
Children | 4 |
Education | Nhill High School Queen's Church of England Grammar School |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Occupation | School teacher (Kerang High School) (Nhill High School) (Department of Education) |
Profession | Academic Politician |
Janet Frances Powell AM (née McDonald, 29 September 1942 – 30 September 2013[1]) was an Australian politician.
A native of Nhill, Victoria, Powell was educated at Ballarat Grammar School and Nhill High School. She graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education. She then worked as a secondary school teacher at Kerang High School and Nhill High School.[2][3]
Political career
[edit]Powell was active in the Australian Democrats 1980s, serving as the party's Victorian state president (1983–85) and a national deputy president (1984–86).[2][4] In 1986, she was appointed a Democrat senator for Victoria, upon the resignation of the party's founder, Don Chipp. She was elected the following year.[2] Following the announcement of the 1987 Senate election results, Powell was one of four senators who received a six-year term as a consequence of which method was chosen to allocate the seats.[5]
She became the third elected leader of the party, from 1 July 1990 to 19 August 1991, when she was deposed in a coup promoted by the party's Queensland division[6] with national executive support. The charge that she had "failed to lift the profile of the party" during her tenure of a year was unsuccessful as justification, and her openly acknowledged relationship with party colleague Sid Spindler was used as leverage to remove her from the leadership. The party's founding leader, Don Chipp, described the coup as the "most tragic story to have hit the Democrats".[7] One suggested reason for the coup was that she was controversially negotiating a coalition or merger with the Greens.[2][8] After internal disagreements related to her loss of the leadership, she resigned from the party in 1992 and continued as an independent senator until her defeat at the 1993 election. After quitting the Democrats, she reminded the Senate of her non-partisan approach in pursuit of reforms, including a successful private senator's bill:
"In the six years that I have been in this place I have valued most highly the cooperative work that I have been able to do with colleagues on all sides of the chamber...for example, I reflect on the magnificent work done by former Senator Peter Baume which played a large part in enabling the passage, unopposed, through the Parliament of my private member's Bill which banned the print advertising of tobacco products. On the other side, I look forward to a successful result on the question of discrimination against homosexuals in the armed forces as a result of important strategic cooperation between myself, Senator Margaret Reynolds and other Labor Party backbenchers."[9]
In 1996, she campaigned for Greens leader Bob Brown and, in 2004, she joined the Australian Greens, citing that they were more capable of achieving the function of a third force in Australian politics. In the 2006 Victorian state election she unsuccessfully stood for the Greens in the Eastern Metropolitan Region.
Community service
[edit]Janet Powell was a member of the Patrons Council of the Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria, a Life Member of YWCA Victoria, and also an inaugural appointee to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2000 "for services to the community".
In the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours list, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia, in recognition of her service to the Parliament and people of Australia, "particularly through leadership of YWCA Victoria".
References
[edit]- ^ Ireland, Judith (1 October 2013). "Former Democrats leader Janet Powell dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d Jones, Kate (2017). "POWELL, Janet Frances (1942–2013)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Who's Who in Australia 2013, Crown Content, 2012.
- ^ Biography for Powell, Janet Frances at Parliament of Australia
- ^ "Rotation of Senators" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: Senate. 17 September 1987. pp. 194–213.
- ^ John Woodley: Janet Powell to be challenged as Leader of the Australian Democrats; Queensland President says she has failed to lift the profile of the Party and lead the parliamentary team in ABC PM radio interview with Maxine McKew, 1 August 1991
- ^ Gerard Ryle Meg Lees: The unauthorised story The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 July 2002
- ^ Hans Paas (5 July 2002). "A cautionary tale of hypocrisy and ambition". The Age. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
- ^ Senator Janet Powell: Statement by leave, Senate Hansard 18 August 1992
External links
[edit]- Janet Powell, Senate Biography
- Luntz Stephen: Missing a Mentor Obituary, at Wordpress.com, 1 October 2013
- Milne, Christine Tribute to Janet Powell AM at Parliament of Australia, 2 October 2013
- Powell, Janet Frances at The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia
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- Australian Democrats members of the Parliament of Australia
- Australian Greens candidates
- Members of the Australian Senate
- Members of the Australian Senate for Victoria
- Women members of the Australian Senate
- Members of the Order of Australia
- Australian schoolteachers
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Australia
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- Independent members of the Parliament of Australia
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- 20th-century Australian politicians
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