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Aden Ridgeway
7th Deputy Leader of the Australian Democrats
In office 6 April 2001 – 21 August 2002
Leader
Natasha Stott Despoja
Preceded by
Natasha Stott Despoja Brian Greig
Succeeded by
Lyn Allison
Senator for New South Wales
In office 1 July 1999 – 30 June 2005
Preceded by
Sandy Macdonald
Succeeded by
Fiona Nash
Personal details
Born
Aden Derek Ridgeway
(1962-09-18) 18 September 1962 (age 61) Nambucca Heads, New South Wales, Australia
Political party
Democrat
Education
St John's College
Alma mater
University of Technology Sydney
Occupation
Executive director (NSW Aboriginal Land Council) Organisation executive (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission)
Profession
Public servant Politician
Aden Derek Ridgeway (born 18 September 1962) is an Australian former politician.[1] He was a member of the Australian Senate for New South Wales from 1999 to 2005, representing the Australian Democrats.[2] During his term he was the only Aboriginal member of the Australian Parliament. He is currently a spokesperson for Recognise, the movement to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples in the Australian Constitution.
^The Age (2006). Present politics. Retrieved 6 July 2006.
^"Former Senator Aden Ridgeway". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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