Bernard Finnigan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bernard Finnigan
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 8, 1972(1972-12-08)
Age	52
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Bernard Finnigan Biography

Bernard Finnigan is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 8, 1972 in Australia.

Bernard Vincent Finnigan (born 8 December 1972) was an Australian politician, serving as a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 2006 until 2015. He was appointed in May 2006 as a member of the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party to the Legislative Council in a casual vacancy triggered by the death of Terry Roberts. Elected at the 2010 election, Finnigan briefly served in the Rann Government cabinet from February until April in 2011, when Labor suspended him from the party, sitting thereafter as an independent backbencher until his 2015 parliamentary resignation. He was a Police Minister (acting) at the time of his arrest.

Finnigan began working for the South Australian branch of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) in 1995 as a union official, before becoming the same union’s assistant secretary in 2000. This latter position was one he held for five years. There, he was a protégé of future Senator Don Farrell.

Bernard Finnigan Net Worth

Bernard Finnigan is one of the richest Politician from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bernard Finnigan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

One of twelve children, Finnigan was born in 1972 in Mount Gambier, South Australia and grew up in nearby Eight Mile Creek on the family’s dairy farm. He attended Allendale East Area School and Tenison Woods College in Mount Gambier before attending the University of Adelaide. In 1993 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. While still at university he joined the Australian Labor Party.

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On 24 September 2012, Finnigan was committed to stand trial on five aggravated counts of taking steps to obtain child pornography and one aggravated count of obtaining child pornography, at which point the statutory suppression on naming the accused within South Australia expired. Eight other charges were dropped. Five of the six charges of taking steps to obtain access to child pornography were dismissed by the magistrate handling the case on 13 May 2013. In June 2013 prosecutors refiled previously dismissed charges against Finnigan.

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Though a total of 30 various charges were investigated over time, only two charges ended up proceeding to trial. On 10 November 2015, Finnigan was found not guilty of one count for attempting to access child pornography, however he was found guilty of one count for accessing child pornography. He did not accept the single finding of guilt, but accepted that the judge had to sentence him. Finnigan announced his immediate parliamentary resignation on 12 November, avoiding a potential future disqualification from sitting in parliament due to a conviction. During sentencing submissions, Finnigan’s lawyer urged the court not to record a conviction and argued that Finnigan was being vilified, abused, and threatened with violence and death on a daily basis, and lived in constant fear of retaliation up to and including vigilante acts, and was concerned about a future inability to be an employed functioning member of society. It was also argued that the offence was “at the lowest end of the scale”. On 9 December, Finnigan had a conviction recorded, was added to the sex offender register, and was given a 15-month suspended sentence with a three-year $1,000 good behaviour bond.

Top Facts about Bernard Finnigan

1. Bernard Finnigan is an Australian politician from South Australia.
2. He was a member of the Legislative Council for 12 years.
3. Finnigan was convicted of child pornography charges in 2015.
4. He served two years in prison and was released in 2018.
5. Finnigan’s conviction led to his resignation from politics.
6. He had previously held positions as Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Government Enterprises.
7. Finnigan was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
8. His case sparked debate about political accountability and rehabilitation.
9. The ALP expelled him following his conviction.
10. Finnigan has not returned to public life since his release from prison.