Jean Hearn

Jean Hearn
Senator for Tasmania
In office
15 October 1980 – 30 June 1985
Preceded byKen Wriedt
Personal details
Born
Jean Margaret Button

(1921-03-30)30 March 1921
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Died20 November 2017(2017-11-20) (aged 96)
Political partyLabor

Jean Margaret Hearn (30 March 1921 – 20 November 2017) was an Australian Senator and trade unionist. Hearn was appointed to the Senate on 15 October 1980 as a representative from Tasmania. She was the first woman from the Australian Labor Party to represent Tasmania in the Senate.


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