Jon Sullivan

Jonathan Harold "Jon" Sullivan (born 10 November 1950) is an Australian politician. He is an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2007, representing the Division of Longman.

Sullivan won the seat of Longman for the Labor Party from the Liberal Party at the 2007 federal election. Sullivan defeated government minister Mal Brough. It was one of a number of Labor gains at that election which propelled the party from opposition to government.

Before entering federal politics, Sullivan was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was the Labor member for Caboolture from 1989 to 1998. He lost the seat to Bill Feldman, the One Nation candidate at the 1998 Queensland state election.

His wife, Carryn Sullivan, has been the Labor member for Pumicestone in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2001.

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