Hello all,
I was wondering, after seeing Peter Garrett leading the band Midnight Oil at a big fundraising concert for Australia's bushfire victims .... how many countries are there where ex-band members have become part of the ruling government of their country?
Peter Garrett is the Australian Environment Minister in the Government formed by Kevin Rudd.
Has this happened anywhere else?
Midnight Oil "Beds are Burning":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10BbpGKLXqk
metta
Chris
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Ex-Band members who become Government Ministers?
by cooran » Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:18 am
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Re: Ex-Band members who become Government Ministers?
by retrofuturist » Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:24 am
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Re: Ex-Band members who become Government Ministers?
by cooran » Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:57 am
Holy Smokes!!!!!!! 
Peter Garrett is just too, too tame!
The Lead Singer
The Minister for the Environment
Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10BbpGKL ... re=related
with thunder-struck metta,
Chris
Peter Garrett is just too, too tame!
The Lead Singer
The Minister for the Environment
Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10BbpGKL ... re=related
with thunder-struck metta,
Chris
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Re: Ex-Band members who become Government Ministers?
by nathan » Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:16 am
No pop hits that I recall but I think he composed some music for at least one movie soundtrack.
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Re: Ex-Band members who become Government Ministers?
by jcsuperstar » Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:45 am
well we had ronald reagon.. an actor (sic) whp probably sang in some of those old films... and sonny bono was a congressman
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Re: Ex-Band members who become Government Ministers?
by piotr » Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:03 pm
Hi,
Krzysztof Cugowski, lead singer of a band called Budka Suflera, was a senator in Poland two years ago.
Lead singer:
Senator:
Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlw1F6z1M9o
Krzysztof Cugowski, lead singer of a band called Budka Suflera, was a senator in Poland two years ago.
Lead singer:
Senator:
Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlw1F6z1M9o
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