Jock Ferguson (politician)



John Kilday "Jock" Ferguson (15 January 1946 – 13 February 2010) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Ferguson worked as a fitters apprentice delegate to the Boilermakers Union. He served in the British Merchant Navy before moving to New Zealand. Arrived in Western Australia in 1976 to work as a fitter in the Pilbara and Gascoyne regions. Later Ferguson became a member of the AMWU (Australian Manufacturing Workers Union) and rose to become the union's secretary for Western Australia in 2000. He also held a City and Guilds Trade Certificate (Engineering). In 2008, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Labor Party member, representing East Metropolitan Region. His term commenced on 22 May 2009. Ferguson died after a heart attack at his home on 13 February 2010.