John Saxon Tingle, 2 November 1931 – 5 August 2022, was an Australian politician, journalist, and broadcaster.
He was the founder of the Shooters Party in New South Wales and was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1995 to 2006.
Born in Edgecliff, New South Wales, Tingle attended Sydney Boy’s High School from 1944 to 1949.
He was a broadcaster and news editor at Deniliquin from 1949 to 1951 before becoming a journalist for ABC from 1951 to 1968.
During that time, he was supervisor of ABC TV News and chief of staff of the ABC News service, among other positions.
John Tingle wife: Who is Pamela Chivers?
Pamela Chivers is the ex-wife of John Tingle. The couple got married on 1956 and they divorced on 1976. The couple had a daughter called Laura Tingle.
Laura Margaret Tingle is an Australian journalist and author. She is currently the chief political correspondent of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s 7.30 current affairs television program and was previously the political editor of Australian Financial Review.