Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Kerry Sibraa | |
President of the Senate | |
Term Start: | 17 February 1987 |
Term End: | 31 January 1994 |
Predecessor: | Doug McClelland |
Successor: | Michael Beahan |
Title2: | Senator for New South Wales |
Term Start2: | 13 December 1975 |
Term End2: | 30 June 1978 |
Term Start3: | 9 August 1978 |
Term End3: | 1 February 1994 |
Predecessor3: | Jim McClelland |
Successor3: | Belinda Neal |
Birth Date: | 1937 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Nationality: | Australian |
Party: | Australian Labor Party |
Kerry Walter Sibraa (born 12 October 1937) is a former Australian Senator who represented the Labor Party for the state of New South Wales.[1] He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School.[2]
He served as a Senator for from 13 December 1975 to 30 June 1978, and then again from 9 August 1978 until 1 February 1994, and was President of the Senate from 17 February 1987 to 31 January 1994.[1] [3] According to an article by C. J. Coventry, Sibraa had been an informer for the U.S..[4]
After leaving Parliament, Sibraa was the Australian High Commissioner to Zimbabwe from March 1994 until February 1998.[5] On 26 January 1997 Sibraa was made an Officer of the Order of Australia "for service to the Parliament of Australia, to international relations and to the community."[6] On 1 January 2001 he was awarded the Centenary Medal.[7]
Sibraa was a special counsel for the public relations and government relations firm Wells Haslem.[8]