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Lennon is rare among modern Australian politicians in that he does not have a university education and comes from a genuine working-class background. He worked as a storeman and clerk before becoming an organiser with the Storemen and Packers Union in 1978. In 1980 he became Tasmanian State Secretary of the union and from 1982 he was Senior Vice President of the national union.

In 1984 Lennon became Secretary of the Tasmanian Trades and Labor Council , and also a member of the Executive of the Australian Council of Trade Unions.

Lennon was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1990 and immediately became Deputy Leader of the Labor Party. He was Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Workplace Standards, Workers' Compensation, Public Sector Management, Forests, Mines, Racing and Gaming, and Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Assembly.

On the election of a Labor government under Jim Bacon in 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting, Lennon became Deputy Premier, Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources and Minister for Racing and Gaming. Following the re-election of the government in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, he became Minister for Economic Development, Energy and Resources, and Minister for Racing and Sport and Recreation.

In February 2004 Bacon was diagnosed with lung cancerLung cancer is a malignant tumour of the lungs. Most commonly it is bronchogenic carcinoma (about 90%). Lung cancer is the most lethal malignant tumour worldwide, causing up to 3 million deaths. Exposure to carcinogens, such as those present in tobacco sm and stood down as Premier to begin treatment. Lennon was Acting Premier until 21 March, when Bacon resigned and Lennon was sworn in as Tasmania’s 42nd Premier. He is also Treasurer.

Lennon and Bacon were close friends as well as colleagues and Lennon was emotional as he assumed the premiership with Bacon watching on. "It's hard to describe how you feel when someone who has been that close to you also happens to be your boss," Lennon told an interviewer. "It was a very tough time. A very tough time indeed."

Lennon is known as a strong defender of Tasmania's forestry industry, including the felling of the state's "old growth" forests, which has made him very unpopular with the GreensAustralian Greens Current Leader No official leader Founded 1992 Political ideology green politics Holds government none Website The Australian Greens is the national Greens party in Australia. It was formed as a coalition of the various state Greens part and others on the left. He represents a long tradition of conservative, pro-development Labor leadership in Tasmania.

In an interview in January 2004, Lennon said: "Many hundreds of jobs in Tasmania are directly related to the harvesting of mature trees in Tasmania... The Australian Bureau of Statistics have reported that the number of people employed in the timber industry in Tasmania... has increased by 2,600. The Wilderness Society, Doctor BrownRobert James Brown (born 27 December 1944), is an Australian Senator, the leader of the Australian Greens and the first openly gay or lesbian member of the Parliament of Australia. He created international headlines on 23 October 2003 when he was suspende, Christine Milne, Olivia Newton-JohnOlivia Newton-John (born September 26 1948) is a British-born Australian singer and actress. Biography Olivia Newton-John was born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, and lived there until she was 5 years old. With their parents, Brin and Irene Newton- and everybody else... might not care about Tasmanian families in this industry, and people working in this industry, but the Tasmanian government does."

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