Martin Ferguson

Australian politician
Person human Q466245
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Summary

Martin Ferguson was born on December 12, 1953[1], in Sydney[2]. He has worked as a politician[3] and trade unionist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Father: Jack Ferguson[6]
  • Country of citizenship: Australia[7]
  • Educated at: St Patrick's College, Strathfield[8]
  • Award received: Member of the Order of Australia[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Member of political party: Australian Labor Party[11]
  • Commons category: Martin Ferguson[12]
  • Family name: Ferguson[13]
  • Given name: Martin[14], John[15]
  • Official website: http://www.martinferguson.com.au/[16]
  • Work location: Canberra[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[18]
  • Name in native language: Martin Ferguson[19]
  • Different from: Martin Ferguson[20]
  • Sibling: Laurie Ferguson[21]
  • Writing language: English[22]

Why It Matters

Martin Ferguson has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Martin Ferguson born?

Martin Ferguson was born in Sydney[2].

Who were Martin Ferguson's parents?

Martin Ferguson's father was Jack Ferguson[6].

What did Martin Ferguson do for work?

Martin Ferguson worked as a politician[3] and trade unionist[4].

Where did Martin Ferguson go to school?

Martin Ferguson was educated at St Patrick's College, Strathfield[8].

What awards did Martin Ferguson receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of Australia[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Pudox · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nla trove people id → 1471913, 1257330
    Position held → Minister for Tourism, member of the Australian House of Representatives, Minister for Industry and Innovation +1
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'ha', 'pl', 'ru']
    Image → Martin Ferguson - World Economic Forum on East Asia 2012 cro
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59669|batch #59669]]: Politically exposed persons: person profiles (84): [[User:Pudox/PEP|PEP coverage]]: add position held fr"
  2. 22w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Member of the Order of Australia
    Aliases → —
    Member of political party → Australian Labor Party
    Instance of → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||pl, fi, lt, cs, hu, bg, el, az, hy, ka, sl, sr, mk, mt, cy, an, br, lb */ Add multilingual descriptions (18 languages) — multilingual descriptions for humans "
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