Jim Pearce (politician)
| Jim Pearce MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Broadsound | |
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In office 2 December 1989 – 19 September 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Denis Hinton |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Fitzroy | |
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In office 19 September 1992 – 20 March 2009 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Mirani | |
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Assumed office 31 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Malone |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 July 1948 Paddington, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Coal miner |
James Pearce (born 28 July 1948) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1989 to 2009. He returned to the Assembly in 2015 as the member for Mirani.
First elected to state parliament at the 1989 state election as the member for Broadsound, Pearce represented the seat of Fitzroy from the 1992 state election onwards following the abolition of Broadsound. A backbencher throughout his 20 years in state politics, he was Secretary of the Parliamentary Labor Party from 1998 to 2001 and Chair of the Select Committee on Travel Safe from 2001 to 2008.[1]
During his last term of parliament, Pearce took several months leave to receive treatment for depression. He retired at the 2009 state election.[2]
After recovering from his illness, Pearce returned to politics, gaining pre-selection to contest the seat of Mirani at the 2012 Queensland State Election, although he failed to gain the seat.[3]
Pearce was once again endorsed as the Labor Party candidate for the seat of Mirani in 2014, and this time was successful.[4]
Pearce was born in the Sydney suburb of Paddington. Prior to entering politics, he was a coal miner. He was also a Broadsound Shire councillor and served as a Corporal in the Vietnam War. Pearce has three sons.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Antony Green. "Retiring MPs". ABC.
- ↑ Electoral Commission of Queensland. "2012 State General Election - Mirani - District Summary". http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/State2012/results/district53.html. External link in
|website=(help); - ↑ Queensland Labor. "Candidates - Jim Pearce (Mirani)". http://www.queenslandlabor.org/candidate/jim-pearce/. External link in
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| Parliament of Queensland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Denis Hinton |
Member for Broadsound 1989–1992 |
Abolished |
| New seat | Member for Fitzroy 1992–2009 |
Abolished |
| Preceded by Ted Malone |
Member for Mirani 2015–present |
Incumbent |