- Jim Turnour
Infobox MP
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name = Jim Turnour
honorific-suffix = MP
constituency_MP = Leichhardt
parliament = Australian
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predecessor =Warren Entsch
successor =Incumbent
term_start =3 December 2007
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birth_date = birth date and age|1966|4|7
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nationality = Australian
spouse = Tiffany
party =Australian Labor Party
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children = Zoe
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website = [http://www.jimturnour.com.au/ JimTurnour.com.au]
footnotes =James Pearce "Jim" Turnour (born
7 April 1966 ) is theAustralian Labor Party MP for the division of Leichhardt. He was first elected in the 2007 Australian Federal Election [ [http://www.jimturnour.com.au/ Jim Turnour - Home ] ] .Politics
Turnour faced competition from Liberal Candidate Charlie McKillop, and also Ian Crossland and Selwyn Johnson [ [http://www.cairnspost.com.au/article/2007/08/25/3878_news_pf.html Cairns - Australia | News, Accommodation, Tourism, Attractions, Sports, Events - All about Cairns, Queensland, Australia ] ] for the 2007 Federal Election. He defeated his rivals with the largest swing in the country [ [http://www.cairnspost.com.au/article/2007/11/26/4651_news.html Cairns - Australia | News, Accommodation, Tourism, Attractions, Sports, Events - All about Cairns, Queensland, Australia ] ]
He currently manages a large scale project for the
Queensland Department of Primary Industries , helping farmers recover afterCyclone Larry and has worked forSenator Jan McLucas in the past [ [http://www.pollbludger.com/fed2004qld.htm#leichhardt The Poll Bludger ] ] Jim Turnour is on the committee of Northern BeachesLandcare and theTrinity 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 [http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=HVV Parliament of Australia: House of Representatives - Members ] ] :
*Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs from 19.2.08;
*Economics from 19.2.08.Joint Standing:
*National Capital and External Territories from 18.2.08.Biography
Jim Turnour has degrees in agriculture and economics [ [http://www.alp.org.au/people/qld/turnour_jim.php Australian Labor Party : Jim Turnour - Member for Leichhardt ] ] and lives in Smithfield with his wife Tiffany, who he met teaching kids to sail at the Cairns Yacht Club, and daughter Zoe.
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