What is John Madigan (politician)?
[[File:JM 2010.jpg|thumb|170px|Madigan in {{circa|2010}}]] '''John Joseph Madigan''' (21 July 1966 – 16 June 2020) was an [[Australia]]n [[blacksmith]] and politician. He was a member of the [[Democratic Labour Party (Australia)|Democratic Labour Party]] (DLP), before resigning from the party and becoming an [[Independent politician|independent]] in September 2014. He joined the [[Australian Country Party|Country Party]] in September 2016. He served as a [[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] from 2011 to 2016. Madigan was born in [[Ballarat]], Victoria. He was married and had two children. In December 2018, Madigan announced that he had [[liver cancer|liver]] and [[bowel cancer]]. He died on 16 June 2020 in [[palliative care]] near his home in [[Hepburn Springs, Victoria]]. He was 53.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/6795022/tributes-flow-for-down-to-earth-former-senator-john-madigan/|title=Former Senator John Madigan dead at 53|date=16 June 2020|access-date=16 June 2020|work=Bendigo Advertiser}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Madigan, John}} [[Category:1966 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Australia]] [[Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer]] [[Category:Deaths from liver cancer]] [[Category:Independent politicians in Australia]] [[Category:Members of the Australian Senate]] [[Category:Politicians from Ballarat]] {{Bio-stub}}