Jean-Marc Ganthier

Jean-Marc Ganthier (Mad_Bear_O_Melbourne) is a Haitian-born Australian unionist, bricklayer and politician.

Early life
Ganthier was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He emigrated to Australia in 2004, and worked as a brick layer. Ganthier gained Australian citizenship in 2009.

Unionism
After he gained his Australian citizenship, Ganthier joined the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, and became an active part of local unionism. On 27 February 2019, Ganthier replaced Sally McManus as the Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, and made a speech at the Melbourne Trades Hall promising to keep his mind on making the lives of all workers in the country better.

Political career
On 8 March 2019, Ganthier announced he would be running for the Senate as an independent candidate, tweeting that he was "looking forward to hopefully representing Australia!"