Mr Ian COHEN, BA DipEd MLC

Member of the Legislative Council
Member of the The Greens
Term of service expires 54th Parliament (4 March 2011)

Contact Details

Address	Mr Ian Cohen, MLC Parliament House Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000
Phone	(02) 9230 2603
Fax	(02) 9230 2267
Email	ian.cohen@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Parliamentary Activity

Current Positions

Position	Start	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	25 Mar 1995
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5	29 May 2007

Prior Positions

Position	Start	End	Period	Notes
Member, Joint Select Committee on the Threatened Species Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Banking) Bill 2006	23 Nov 2006	15 Jan 2007	1mth 24days
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5	10 Jul 2003	2 Mar 2007	3yrs 7mths 21days	Elected Chair 25 August 2003.
Member, Standing Committee on State Development	24 Jun 2003	2 Mar 2007	3yrs 8mths 7days
Member, Joint Select Committee into the Transportation and Storge of Nuclear Waste	22 May 2003	17 Feb 2004	8mths 27days

Biography

Political Party Activity - Joined The Greens in 1984. Previous Parliamentary seats contested: 1993 Senate; 1991 Legislative Council; 1990 Senate; 1984 Senate.

Community Activity - Member of Broken Head Protection Committee. Member of Clean Seas Coalition. Member of Byron Environment Centre. Member of Surfrider Association. Member of Surfers Against Nuclear Armament.

Personal - Born in 1951.

Qualifications, Occupations and Interests - B.A., Dip.Ed. University of New South Wales. Environment/social change activist. Author of articles written for environment and surfing publications. Special interests include surfing, swimming, bushwalking and cycling.

First speech, 1 June 1995:

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