John Tierney (Australian politician)
John William Tierney , Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate from 1991 to 2005, representing the state of New South Wales.
Tierney was born in Cooma, and was educated at the University of Newcastle and the University of Sydney, gaining a Ph.D. in education. He was Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Newcastle before entering politics.
Tierney was appointed to the Senate in February 1991 to succeed Peter Baume, who had resigned in January. Tierney was subsequently elected at the elections of 1993 and 1998. He resigned from the Senate in early 2005.
In the 2012 Australia Day Honours Tierney received the Medal of the Order of Australia for "service to the Parliament of Australia, to education, and to the community". His "significant service to people with polio" was recognised in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours with the award of Member of the Order of Australia.
