Mark Pearson (politician)
| The Honourable Mark Pearson MLC | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 28 March 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1959 (age 57–58) Casino, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Animal Justice Party |
| Occupation | Executive Director, Animal Liberation in Australia |
| Profession | Psychiatric nurse specialist |
| Website | http://markpearson.org.au/ |
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Mark Anthony Pearson (born 1959[2]), an Australian politician, has been a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2015, representing the Animal Justice Party. Prior to his election, Pearson served as the Executive Director, Animal Liberation based in Sydney.
Career
Pearson was trained as a nurse and worked as a Clinical Acute Adult Psychiatric Nurse Specialist and as the Team Leader of the Newcastle Community Mental Health Service in Newcastle. In his position as the Executive Director of Animal Liberation in Australia his main focus was on farm animals, particularly factory farming. Pearson was involved in advocating for the abolition of mulesing in sheep and convincing the Russian Federation to ban imports of kangaroo meat by exposing cruelty and hygiene problems.[1][3]
At the time of his election to Parliament, he was the Secretary of the Animal Justice Party.[1]
Pearson, the lead candidate of the Animal Justice Party, won the final seat in the New South Wales Legislative Council at the 2015 state election, giving the party its first parliamentary representation.[3][4][5]
According to the Sydney Star Observer, Mark Pearson is openly gay.[6]
Despite being a strong advocate for vegans he has admitted he eats fish.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 "Committee". Animal Justice Party. 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ Munro, Peter (23 May 2015). "Perched atop the pecking lunch order with Animal Justice Party MP Mark Pearson". Sydney Morning Herald.
- 1 2 Wood, Alicia (17 April 2015). "Animal Rights campaigner Mark Pearson beats No Land Tax Party’s Peter Jones to seat in the Upper House". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ Hasham, Nicole (17 April 2015). "Animal Justice Party's Mark Pearson joins NSW Parliament". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "NSW Election 2015: Animal Justice Party wins seat in NSW Upper House". ABC News. Australia. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑
- ↑ Nicholls, Sean (2017-04-11). "Animal Justice Party MP admits: 'I strayed ... for that morsel'". Western Advocate. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
External links
- Official website
- "The Hon. Mark PEARSON, MLC". Members in the Legislative Council. Parliament of New South Wales. 17 April 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.