Jim Turnour
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| Jim Turnour MP | |
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| Assumed office 3 December 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Warren Entsch |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse | Tiffany |
| Children | Zoe |
| Website | JimTurnour.com.au |
James Pearce "Jim" Turnour is the Australian Labor Party MP for the division of Leichhardt. He was first elected in the 2007 Australian Federal Election[1].
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[edit] Politics
Turnour faced competition from Liberal Candidate Charlie McKillop, and also Ian Crossland and Selwyn Johnson[2] for the 2007 Federal Election. He defeated his rivals with the largest swing in the country[3]
He currently manages a large scale project for the Queensland Department of Primary Industries, helping farmers recover after Cyclone Larry and has worked for Senator Jan McLucas in the past[4]
Jim Turnour is on the committee of Northern Beaches Landcare and the Trinity Inlet Catchment Management Association. He is also a member of SPEED (Southern Parents Empowering Early Development), Cairns and District Chinese Association, Cairns Yacht Club, Cairns and Far North Environment Centre and is a guest presenter on Cairns Community Radio.
[edit] Federal Committee Service
House of Representatives Standing[5]:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs from 19.2.08;
- Economics from 19.2.08.
Joint Standing[5]:
- National Capital and External Territories from 18.2.08.
[edit] Biography
Jim Turnour has degrees in agriculture and economics[6] and lives in Smithfield with his wife Tiffany, who he met teaching kids to sail at the Cairns Yacht Club, and daughter Zoe.
[edit] References
- ^ Jim Turnour - Home
- ^ Cairns - Australia | News, Accommodation, Tourism, Attractions, Sports, Events - All about Cairns, Queensland, Australia
- ^ Cairns - Australia | News, Accommodation, Tourism, Attractions, Sports, Events - All about Cairns, Queensland, Australia
- ^ The Poll Bludger
- ^ a b Parliament of Australia: House of Representatives - Members
- ^ Australian Labor Party : Jim Turnour - Member for Leichhardt
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| Preceded by Warren Entsch |
Member for Leichhardt 2007 – present |
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