Justice michael kirby biography of william

Australian politician (born 1943)

Not to be confused with Bill Heffernan (Connecticut politician).

William Daniel Heffernan (born 3 March 1943),^[1] is an Australian former politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Senate representing the state of New South Wales from September 1996 to May 2016.

Early life and background

Heffernan was born in Junee, New South Wales, and attended St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. He has qualifications in wool classing and welding from Wagga Wagga Technical College^[1] and has been a farmer in the Junee area for 30 years.^[2] Heffernan lives with his wife, Margaret.^[3]

Heffernan was a member of the Junee Shire Council 1981–96 and was President of the Council 1989–90 and 1991–93.

He was active in the Liberal Party for many years and was the party's NSW State President 1993–1996.^[1]

He unsuccessfully ran for the Liberal Party in the 1993 federal election for the seat of