Jim Longley

Jim Longley

"This article is about the Australian politician. For the author former governor of Maine, see James B. Longley. For the former Maine Congressman, see James B. Longley, Jr."

James Alan Longley (born 1958-07-28), better known as Jim Longley, is an Australian accountant and politician. He served as the Member for Pittwater in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1986 until 1996, and was New South Wales Minister for Community Services, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and Minister for the Ageing during his tenure in the Assembly.

Longley was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Mona Vale Primary School, Sydney Grammar Preparatory School, Narrabeen High School, and St Andrew's Cathedral School. He received his Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney, and a Masters degree from Macquarie University, and also attended the University of Washington, in the United States of America receiving ???? qualification.

Jim Longley is a Certified Practising Accountant, and a Fellow of the Society of Certified Practising Accountants. Before entering politics, he was a banking executive. Longley began his political career in 1974, when he joined the Liberal Party of Australia. In 1978 he founded the Pittwater Young Liberals, and served as President and then Secretary of the organisation.

On 1986-05-31 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, was appointed the Acting Shadow Minister for Finance soon thereafter. In 1992 he was appointed Minister for Community Services, and in late 1993 added Aboriginal Affairs and Ageing to his portfolio. During this time his major contributions to the Government were ........? After the Coalition lost Government in March 1995, he served for a year in Opposition before resigning on 1996-03-20, after nearly ten years in the Assembly.

On 1991-01-19, he married Sally Welch. They have two children, a daughter and a son. A committed Anglican, Longley is a lay preacher and from his resignation from Parliament on 1996 until late 2000, he was the CEO of Anglican Retirement Villages. He resigned from the ARV to take up a role with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia where he continues to work today in a government liaison role.

References

* [http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/1d33730ab91696e3ca256a95001944a0!OpenDocument Parliamentary biography]


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