Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu

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Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu MLA
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Arafura
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 August 2012
Preceded by	Marion Scrymgour
Personal details
Born	Maralampuwi Kurrupuwu (1961-06-10) 10 June 1961 Nguiu, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Country Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Ancilla Kurrupuwu
Occupation	Teacher
Religion	Catholicism

Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu (born 10 June 1961; also known as Maralampuwi Kurrupuwu) is an Australian politician. He was elected Country Liberal Party member for Arafura in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly at the 2012 territory election.

Kurrupuwu was born in Nguiu on Bathurst Island, the smaller of the two main Tiwi Islands. He was named Francis Xavier (after Bishop Francis Xavier Gsell, who had established a Catholic mission on the island in 1911) by Sister Anne Gardiner.^[1] A staunch Catholic, he has worked with the Church for over thirty years, and is also manager of the Australian Red Cross on the islands. He has also held many local government roles, including President and Deputy Chair of the Nguiu Community Council, a member on the ATSIC regional council, Deputy Chair of the Tiwi Land Council and a councillor in the Tiwi Islands Shire.^[2]

Kurrupuwu once stood for Labor preselection, but switched sides to the Country Liberals after losing faith in progressive politics,^[3] in particular what he called Labor's "condescending" policies towards Aboriginal people.^[3] At the 2012 general election, he defeated former AFL footballer Dean Rioli who was the Labor candidate for Arafura—both men are related to former member and footballer Maurice Rioli.^[4]

References

↑ CLP Taskforce Report Issue 20, Country Liberal Party, March 2012.
↑ Green, Antony: Arafura (Key Seat), NT Votes 2012 (ABC), 2012.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Aikman, Amos (27 August 2012). "Northern Territory cry over loss of faith in progressives". The Australian. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
↑ Byrne, Conor (8 April 2012). "Labor recruits footy player for Arafura". Northern Territory News. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

External links

Maiden speech in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 23 Oct 2012.

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Marion Scrymgour	Member for Arafura 2012–present	Incumbent

v t e Current Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

Country Liberal (16)	Alison Anderson Peter Chandler Matt Conlan John Elferink Lia Finocchiaro Adam Giles Gary Higgins Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu Robyn Lambley Larisa Lee Terry Mills Bess Price Kezia Purick Peter Styles Dave Tollner Willem Westra van Holthe

Labor (8)	Natasha Fyles Michael Gunner Delia Lawrie Nicole Manison Gerry McCarthy Kon Vatskalis Ken Vowles Lynne Walker

Independent (1)	Gerry Wood

Persondata
Name	Kurrupuwu, Francis Xavier
Alternative names	Xavier, Francis Maralampuwi; Kurrupuwu, Maralampuwi; Maralampuwi, Francis Xavier; Kurrupuwu, Francis Xavier
Short description	Australian politician; Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Date of birth	10 June 1961
Place of birth	Nguiu, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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