Mal Colston

Mal Colston
Mal Colston
Deputy President of the Senate
	In office; 20 August 1996 – 6 May 1997
President	Margaret Reid
Preceded by	Margaret Reid
Succeeded by	Sue West
Father of the Senate
	In office; 1 July 1993 – 30 June 1999 Serving with Brian Harradine
Preceded by	Peter Durack
Succeeded by	Brian Harradine
Senator for Queensland
	In office; 13 December 1975 – 30 June 1999
Personal details
Born	5 April 1938; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	23 August 2003 (aged 65); Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Queensland First (1996–1999); Independent (1996); Labor (1958–1996);
Spouse	Dawn Patricia McMullen
Children	1
Alma mater	University of Queensland
Occupation	Teacher; Politician;

Malcolm Arthur Colston (5 April 1938 – 23 August 2003) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Queensland from 1975 to 1999. He was a member of the Labor Party until 1996, when he resigned to sit as an independent following a dispute over his candidacy for Deputy President of the Senate. Colston was a schoolteacher before entering politics, and held a doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Queensland.

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