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Mr John Harcourt TURNER MP
NSW Legislative Assembly
The information on this page was provided by the parliamentarian or obtained through parliamentary
handbooks or web sites. It was correct as at
June 2007
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| National Party |
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| NSW |
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| Parliamentary Service |
| Member for Myall Lakes since 19 March 1988. Re-elected 25 May 1991, 25 March 1995, 27 March 1999, 22 March 2003 and 24 March 2007. |
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| Ministerial and Shadow Ministerial Appointments |
| Shadow Minister for Local Government and Hunter Development from 21 March 1996 - 18 September 1996; Shadow Minister for Fisheries from 18 September 1996 - 19 April 1999; Shadow Minister for Fair Trading from 18 September 1996 - 19 April 1999; Shadow Minister for Mineral Resources from 18 September 1996 - 19 April 1999; Shadow Minister for Hunter Development and the Hunter Water Board from 19 April 1999 - 4 January 2002; Shadow Minister for Roads and Tourism from 19 April 1999 - 8 April 2003; Shadow Minister for Tourism from 7 February 2005 - 13 April 2005; Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation from 7 February 2005 - 13 April 2005; Shadow Minister for Local Government from 13 April 2005 - 11 April 2007; and Shadow Minister for Fair Trading from 13 April 2005 - 11 April 2007. Shadow Minister for Road Safety from 20 November 2006 - 11 April 2007. Shadow Minister for Mineral Resources; and Shadow Minister for Lands from 11 April 2007. |
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| Parliamentary Party Positions |
| Deputy Leader of the National Party from 14 January 1999 to 31 March 2003. |
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| Parliamentary Positions |
| Chair of Committees 7 September 1993 - 3 March 1995. Temporary Chair of Committees 23 May 1995 - 5 March 1999. Temporary Chair of Committees from 29 April 2003. |
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| Committee Service |
| Chair of Committees 7 September 1993 - 3 March 1995; Temporary Chair of Committees 23 May 1995 - 5 March 1999; Temporary Chair of Committees from 29 April 2003. |
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| Party Positions |
| Member of the Forster/Tuncurry National Party Branch. Former member of the National Party Central Council. Campaign Director for the Federal seat of Paterson 1993 and Lyne 1996, 1998. |
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| Local Government Service |
| Alderman Cessnock City Council 1980-87 (Deputy Mayor 1987). |
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| Other Positions |
| Trustee, Sir Earle Page Foundation; Member of the Newcastle University Council 1991-95. Trustee of Parliamentary Superannuation Fund. |
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| Former Occupations |
| Previously solicitor and registered tax agent in private practice. |
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| Qualifications |
| B.A. BLA, Dip.Law |
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| Electoral Address |
| Room F6 Bridgepoint Building, Lot 1-9 Manning Street,
Tuncurry NSW 2428 |
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| Telephone |
| +61 (0) 2 6555 4099 |
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| Fax |
| +61 (0) 2 6555 4780 |
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| Email |
| myalllakes@parliament.nsw.gov.au |
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| Date of Birth |
| 22/4/49 |
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| Married/Children |
| Married, with 3 children |
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| Interests |
| Tennis, golf, reading, AFL and rugby union and spending time with the family. |
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