Jack Dempsey (politician)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Honourable Jack Dempsey MP
Minister for Police and Community Safety of Queensland
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 April 2012 (acting from 16 April 2012)
Premier	Campbell Newman
Preceded by	David Gibson
Minister for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs of Queensland
In office 3 April 2012 – 23 April 2012
Premier	Campbell Newman
Preceded by	Curtis Pitt (A & TSI Partnerships) Annastacia Palaszczuk (Multicultural Affairs)
Succeeded by	Glen Elmes
Minister assisting the Premier of Queensland
In office 3 April 2012 – 23 April 2012
Premier	Campbell Newman
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Glen Elmes
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Bundaberg
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 September 2006
Preceded by	Nita Cunningham
Personal details
Political party	Liberal National Party

John Mark Dempsey is an Australian politician who represents the division of Bundaberg in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. He was sworn in as Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs and Minister assisting the Premier on 3 April 2012.^[1] On 16 April 2012 Dempsey was appointed acting Minister for Police and Community Safety following the resignation of David Gibson due to driving with a disqualified licence. He was appointed to the office in his own right on 23 April 2012, and Glen Elmes replaced him as Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs and Minister Assisting the Premier.

He was first elected at the 2006 state election as a member of the National Party.^[2] He is now a member of the Liberal National Party and was the Shadow Minister for Child Safety and Shadow Minister for Sport (April 2009 to November 2010).^[3] Dempsey was appointed the Shadow Minister for the Environment and the Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation in November 2010. He was appointed as Shadow Minister for Mining and Resource Management in 2011.

Personal life

Dempsey is married to Christine and has five children. Before entering politics, he was a sergeant in the Queensland Police Service. ^[4]

References

↑ "Premier announces new Ministry". Department of Premier and Cabinet. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
↑ Lion, Patrick (12 October 2006). "Families take high priority". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Australia). p. 10.
↑ "Flegg in from the cold in Opposition shuffle". Townsville Bulletin (Townsville, Australia). 7 April 2009. p. 9.
↑ https://www.facebook.com/JackDempseyMP/info

External links

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Nita Cunningham	Member for Bundaberg 2006–present	Incumbent

v t e Current Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland

Liberal National (74)	Verity Barton Ros Bates Stephen Bennett Ian Berry Jarrod Bleijie Mark Boothman Robert Cavallucci Sean Choat Jason Costigan Sam Cox Michael Crandon Andrew Cripps David Crisafulli Steve Davies Chris Davis Tracy Davis Jack Dempsey Steve Dickson Aaron Dillaway Peter Dowling Glen Elmes Scott Emerson Bruce Flegg Lisa France Deb Frecklington David Gibson John Grant Darren Grimwade Reg Gulley Michael Hart John Hathaway Howard Hobbs Seath Holswich Vaughan Johnson Ian Kaye David Kempton Gavin King Jon Krause John-Paul Langbroek Mike Latter Mark McArdle John McVeigh Anne Maddern Ted Malone Tim Mander Rosemary Menkens Kerry Millard Steve Minnikin Rob Molhoek Campbell Newman Tim Nicholls Freya Ostapovitch Andrew Powell Michael Pucci Saxon Rice Ian Rickuss Mark Robinson Trevor Ruthenberg Jeff Seeney Anthony Shorten Dale Shuttleworth Fiona Simpson Tarnya Smith Ted Sorensen Lawrence Springborg Ray Stevens Mark Stewart Jann Stuckey Neil Symes Michael Trout Ian Walker Trevor Watts Jason Woodforth Bruce Young

Labor (7)	Bill Byrne Jo-Ann Miller Tim Mulherin Annastacia Palaszczuk Curtis Pitt Desley Scott Jackie Trad

Katter's Aust. Party (3)	Ray Hopper Rob Katter Shane Knuth

Palmer United Party (2)	Alex Douglas Carl Judge

Independents (2)	Liz Cunningham Peter Wellington

v t e Current members and assistants of the Cabinet of Queensland

Ministers	Campbell Newman Jeff Seeney Jarrod Bleijie Andrew Cripps David Crisafulli Tracy Davis Steve Dickson Jack Dempsey Glen Elmes Scott Emerson John-Paul Langbroek Tim Mander Mark McArdle John McVeigh Tim Nicholls Andrew Powell Lawrence Springborg Jann Stuckey Ian Walker

Assistant Ministers	Robert Cavallucci Chris Davis Lisa France Deb Frecklington David Kempton Gavin King Ted Malone Steve Minnikin Rob Molhoek Saxon Rice Tarnya Smith Ray Stevens

Persondata
Name	Dempsey, Jack
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.