Hon Bernard Finnigan
Member for the Legislative Council
Bernard Finnigan was elected to the Legislative Council on 2 May 2006, filling the remainder of the term left vacant by the passing of the late Hon Terry Roberts.
Bernard was born in Mount Gambier in 1972 and grew up on the family dairy farm at Eight Mile Creek. He was educated locally and at the University of Adelaide.
Bernard joined the Australian Labor Party in 1992 and began work as a Union official in 1995 for the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA). The SDA is Australia’s largest trade union, representing over 21,000 retail workers in SA, the NT and Broken Hill. Bernard held the office of Assistant Secretary of the SDA’s South Australian Branch from 2000-2005.
Bernard is committed to country South Australia and in particular the South East region. His policy interests include economic development, industrial relations, federal-state relations, family issues and building social capital.
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