Q:Facts: - title: senator for queensland - caption: former -rrb- and john cherry queensland democrat senators : michael macklin -lrb- left - party: australian democrats - occupation: retired - term end: 30 june 1990 - term start: 1 july 1981 - birth date: 25 february 1943 - name: dr michael macklin - nationality: english australian - image: former cherry , with andrew bartlett in background , in 2008.jpg australian democrats queensland senators michael macklin and john - birth place: london , england - religion: roman catholic - alma mater: university of queensland Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michael macklin .
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michael john macklin -lrb- born 25 february 1943 in london -rrb- is an english-born former australian franciscan friar , educator and fundraiser who was an australian democrats senator for queensland -lrb- 1981 -- 1990 -rrb- .he later served as executive dean of the faculty of arts , humanities and social sciences at the university of new england -lrb- 2002 -- 2007 -rrb- .