Jim Turnour

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Jim Turnour
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Leichhardt
In office
24 November 2007 – 21 August 2010
Preceded byWarren Entsch
Succeeded byWarren Entsch
Personal details
Born (1966-04-07) 7 April 1966 (age 55)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
Spouse(s)Tiffany
ChildrenZoe
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
WebsiteJimTurnour.com.au

James Pearce Turnour (born 7 April 1966) was the Australian Labor Party MP for the division of Leichhardt. He was first elected in the 2007 federal election.[1] He was defeated at the 2010 federal election.[2]

Politics[]

Turnour won Leichhardt at the 2007 election on a swing of 14 percent, the largest in the country.[3] It was actually his second bid for the seat; he challenged Liberal incumbent Warren Entsch in 2004 and was heavily defeated. Entsch retired in 2007. He held Leichhardt on a seemingly safe majority of 10 percent, but Turnour rode a large Labor wave to take the seat. He lost to Entsch in 2010.

He currently manages a large-scale project for the Queensland Department of Primary Industries, helping farmers recover after Cyclone Larry and has worked for Senator Jan McLucas in the past.[4]

Jim Turnour is on the committee of Northern Beaches Landcare and the Trinity Inlet Catchment Management Association. He is also a member of SPEED (Southern Parents Empowering Early Development), Cairns and District Chinese Association, Cairns Yacht Club, Cairns and Far North Environment Centre and is a guest presenter on Cairns Community Radio.

Federal Committee Service[]

House of Representatives Standing:[5]

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs from 19.2.08;
  • Economics from 19.2.08.

Joint Standing:[5]

  • National Capital and External Territories from 18.2.08.

Biography[]

Turnour has degrees in agriculture and economics[6] and lives in Smithfield with his wife Tiffany, whom he met teaching children to sail at the Cairns Yacht Club, and daughter Zoe.

References[]

  1. ^ Jim Turnour - Home
  2. ^ "Australian Votes 2010: Leichhardt(Key Seat)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010. Warren Entsch 54.2% vs. Jim Turnour 45.8%
  3. ^ The Cairns Post
  4. ^ The Poll Bludger
  5. ^ a b Parliament of Australia: House of Representatives - Members
  6. ^ "Australian Labor Party : Jim Turnour - Member for Leichhardt". Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
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