John Joseph Hogg (born 19 March 1949) is a former Australian politician who served as a Senator for Queensland from 1996 to 2014, representing the Labor Party.
He attended St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace and then the University of Queensland, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science.
He continued to rise within the party, eventually becoming the Chair of the ALP National Policy Committee (Government Administration) in 1991.
[2] Hogg was preselected as first candidate on the ALP ticket for the Queensland Senate to replace retiring Gerry Jones in 1996.
After the ALP won government in 2007, Hogg was elected to replace Alan Ferguson as President of the Senate.