Paul Henderson (Australian politician)

Paul Henderson (Australian politician)

Infobox Officeholder
honorific-prefix =
name = Paul Henderson
honorific-suffix =


imagesize =
small

caption =
order = 8th
office = Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
term_start = 26 November 2007
term_end =
deputy =
predecessor = Clare Martin
successor =
constituency = Wanguri
majority =
birth_date = Birth date and age|1962|8|15|df=y
birth_place = Croix-Chapeau, France
death_date =
death_place =
nationality = flagicon|Australia Australian
party = Australian Labor Party
spouse = Stacey Henderson
relations =
children =
residence =
alma_mater =
occupation =
profession = Machinist
religion =


website =
footnotes =

Paul Raymond Henderson (born 15 August 1962) [ [http://www.parliament.curriculum.edu.au/parl.php3?ID=447&list_params=parliament%3DSA&srch=elec Paul Henderson profile] , Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.] , Australian politician, is the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory.

Henderson was born in Croix-Chapeau, France, where his father was serving with the U.S. military. He was educated in the United Kingdom to A-Levels, and studied mechanical engineering through the City and Guilds of London Institute. He worked as an apprentice marine fitter in Southhampton before emigrating to Australia in 1982, where he worked as an underground fitter at the zinc mines in Rosebery, Tasmania. He moved to Darwin in the Northern Territory in 1983, working as a marine fitter. [ [http://www.nt.alp.org.au/people/nt/henderson_paul.php Paul Henderson - Member for Wanguri] , Australian Labor Party.] In 1985, he began working for the Northern Territory Government as a computer operator, was self-employed as a computer analyst in the UK from 1991 to 1992, and returned to work for the NT government in 1993.

Henderson was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in an August 1999 by-election for the Australian Labor Party, representing the electorate of Wanguri when the previous member, John Bailey, resigned. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nt/2005/guide/wang.htm Election 2005 - Wanguri] , Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 28 June 2005.]

He held the following ministries: Minister for Employment, Education and Training; Minister for Tourism; Minister for Public Employment; and Minister for Multicultural Affairs, until he became Chief Minister of the Northern Territory after the sudden resignation of Clare Martin on 26 November 2007. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/26/2101345.htm Henderson confirmed as new NT Chief Minister] , Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 26 November 2007.]

The Henderson-led ALP retained government at the 2008 territory election, with 13 of 25 seats, a one-seat majority.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Paul Henderson (disambiguation) — Paul Henderson is a Canadian ice hockey player.Paul Henderson may also refer to:*Paul Henderson (journalist) (b. 1939), winner of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting *Paul Henderson (cricketer) (b. 1974), English cricketer *Paul… …   Wikipedia

  • Henderson (surname) — Henderson is a common surname.The surname Henderson is of Scottish origin and means son of Henry . The name is derived from the Scots Gaelic clan MacEanruig of Glencoe which was later anglified to Henderson and McKendrick. Other areas of Scotland …   Wikipedia

  • Henderson — /ˈhɛndəsən/ (say henduhsuhn) noun 1. Brian, born 1931 in NZ, Australian television host and newsreader. 2. George Cockburn, 1870–1944, Australian historian, noted pioneer of Pacific history. 3. Moya Patricia, born 1941, Australian composer. 4.… …  

  • Chris Burns (politician) — Christopher Bruce Chris Burns is an Australian politician. He is a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. He has held his seat of Johnston since its creation at the 2001 election on 18 August 2001.[1] He has been a Minister… …   Wikipedia

  • April 22 — Events*1500 Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. *1509 Henry VIII accedes to the throne of England after the death of his father. *1529 Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Companions of the Order of Australia — This is a list of Companions of the Order of Australia. Name Born Died Notability Awarded[1] Div[2] Notes Abeles, Sir PeterSir Peter Abeles 1924 1999 Tr …   Wikipedia

  • 2007 in Australia — Infobox Australian year monarch = Elizabeth II governor general = Michael Jeffery pm =John Howard, then Kevin Rudd population = australian = elections =Federal, NSW See also: 2006 in Australia, other events of 2007, 2008 in Australiayearbox in?=… …   Wikipedia

  • Marion Scrymgour — Marion Rose Scrymgour (born 13 September 1960) is an Australian politician. She has been a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2001, representing the electorate of Arafura. She was the Labor Party Deputy Chief Minister of… …   Wikipedia

  • Deaths in 1997 — For earlier deaths, see Deaths in 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992 1991, ... For later deaths, see Deaths in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, ... Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

  • 1970 — This article is about the year 1970. Millennium: 2nd millennium Centuries: 19th century – 20th century – 21st century Decades: 1940s  1950s  1960s  – 1970s –  1980s   …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”