Paul Gibson
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| In office 1988 – present |
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| Constituency | Londonderry (1988-1999) Blacktown (1999-present) |
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| Born | 19 January 1944  Young, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Sydney |
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| Full name | Paul Bernard Gibson | |
| Date of birth | 19 January 1944 | |
| Place of birth | Young, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1962 1966 1967–1968 1969–1970 |
South Sydney Rabbitohs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers |
2 (0) 13 (23) 23 (15) 9 (13) |
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Paul Bernard Gibson MP (born 19 January 1944 in Young, New South Wales) is an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He has two sons and two daughters. Prior to entering politics, Gibson played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership with several Sydney clubs including Penrith, Parramatta and Manly.[1]
Gibson represented Londonderry from 1988 to 1999 and has represented Blacktown since 1999 for the Australian Labor Party. He is the Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety (Staysafe).[2]
After retaining the seat of Blacktown in the 24 March 2007 State election, Gibson was at first over-looked for a ministry position. Pressure on Premier Morris Iemma from several union bodies that supported Gibson caused him to re-consider and in light of Housing Minister Cherie Burton retiring from Cabinet, Gibson was offered the position of Minister for Sport and Recreation. This caused immediate conflict for the new ministry due to Gibson's hostile relationship with newly elected Member for the Blue Mountains Phil Koperberg, who had accused Gibson of running a smear campaign against him that "bordered on evil"[3]. Koperberg suggested Gibson had been the source of domestic violence allegations levelled at him during his campaign, that suggested Koperberg, the former Commissioner of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, had assaulted his wife Katherine in the 1980s. Gibson later had an affair with Koperberg's wife after they divorced.
Gibson was to be sworn in on 2 April, however allegations of criminal conduct involving an apparent assault on his former lover, one time Sport Minister Sandra Nori, forced Iemma to dump him from Cabinet[4].
The Police investigation has now come to an end and, due to insufficient evidence, Gibson was cleared although he was not reinstated as a Minister.
[edit] References
- ^ Wainwright, Robert. "Belligerent politician dogged by controversy and confrontation", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2007-04-03. Retrieved on 2007-04-04.
- ^ Mr Paul Bernard Gibson, MP. Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
- ^ http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/distressed-koperberg-will-sit-next-to-old-foe/2007/03/30/1174761758400.html Distressed Koperberg will sit next to old foe, Sydney Morning Herald 31 March 2007
- ^ Davies, Anne. "New minister dumped over assault claims", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2007-04-03. Retrieved on 2007-04-04.
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| NAME | Gibson, Paul Bernard |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | New South Wales politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19 January 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Young, New South Wales, Australia |
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- Paul Gibson is known for hanging around with Cybers and Emo's in Barrow, he comes across as true, but in all honesty, Fat Mat is more true than him.
