Jean Hearn | |
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Senator for Tasmania | |
In office 15 October 1980 – 30 June 1985 | |
Preceded by | Ken Wriedt |
Personal details | |
Born | Jean Margaret Button 30 March 1921 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
Died | 20 November 2017 | (aged 96)
Political party | Labor |
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.