What is Michael Tate?
'''Michael Carter Tate''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} (born 12 October 1937) is an [[Australia]]n politician, diplomat, academic and priest. He is a member of the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]]. He was a [[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[Tasmania]] from 1978 to 1993. He also served as [[Special Minister of State]] (1987), [[Minister for Justice (Australia)|Minister for Justice]] (1987–1993) and [[Treasurer of Australia|Minister for Consumer Affairs]] (1990–1992). From 1993 to 1996, Tate was Australian Ambassador to both the [[Holy See]] and the [[Netherlands]]. Tate was born in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://biography.senate.gov.au/tate-michael-carter/|title=Tate, Michael Carter (1945–)|work=[[Australian Senate|The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate]]|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tate, Michael}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ambassadors of Australia]] [[Category:Australian academics]] [[Category:Australian Labor Party politicians]] [[Category:Australian Roman Catholic priests]] [[Category:Government ministers of Australia]] [[Category:Members of the Australian Senate]] [[Category:Order of Australia]] [[Category:Politicians from Sydney]] [[Category:Politicians from Tasmania]] {{Bio-stub}}