Doug Parkinson (politician)

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Doug Parkinson

Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
In office 28 May 1994 – 5 May 2012
Preceded by	Jean Moore
Succeeded by	Rob Valentine
Constituency	Hobart Wellington
Personal details
Born	(1945-06-05) 5 June 1945 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Political party	Australian Labor Party

Douglas John Parkinson (born 5 June 1945 in Hobart) is a former Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the electoral division of Hobart from 1994 until his retirement in 2012.

Parkinson studied at St Virgil's College and the University of Tasmania, obtaining a Bachelor of Economics with Honours in 1971. He worked for the Commonwealth Public Service before studying law. After obtaining an LL.B. in 1981, he established a legal practice in Hobart and lectured part-time at the University of Tasmania.^[1]

Parkinson was first elected to Hobart in 1994. The division was abolished in 1999. He was elected to the division of Wellington in 2000 and again in 2006, with the division reverting to its prior name of Hobart in 2008.

References

↑ "Doug Parkinson MLC". Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 23 February 2012.

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Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by Jean Moore	Member for Hobart 1994–1999	Abolished
		Abolished
New seat	Member for Wellington 1999–2008
New seat	Member for Hobart 2008–2012	Succeeded by Rob Valentine

Persondata
Name	Parkinson, Doug
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	5 June 1945
Place of birth	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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