About John MacBean
Lived 1935 – 2024 (aged 88). John MacBean was an Australian trade unionist.
John William MacBean AM (11 July 1935 – 26 May 2024) was an Australian trade union leader and Secretary of the Labor Council of New South Wales from 1984 to 1988.
Early life John MacBean was born in Newcastle, New South Wales on 11 July 1935, the son of Jack and Eileen MacBean. His father was a first aid attendant at the Broadmeadow locomotive workshops and later vice-president of the state branch of the Australian Railways Union. He left school at 15 to take up an apprenticeship with the Newcastle Electricity Supply Council Administration as an electrical fitter.
He also served as president of the NSW branch of the ALP from 1983 to 1989, as well as senior vice-president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions from 1985 to 1989.
MacBean died from complications of Parkinson's disease on 26 May 2024, at the age of 88.
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Australian trade unionist
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John MacBean was born on 11 July 1935.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John MacBean. https://biography.guide/john-macbean/
MLA: "John MacBean." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/john-macbean/.
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