James Pearce "Jim" Turnour (born 7 April 1966) was the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

 MP for the division of Leichhardt

Division of Leichhardt

The Division of Leichhardt is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was first proclaimed in 1949. It is one of Australia's largest electorates, covering an area stretching from Cairns to Cape York and the Torres Strait, including the Torres Strait Islands.-About the...

. He was first elected in the 2007 federal election. He was defeated at the 2010 federal election.

Politics

Turnour won Leichhardt at the 2007 election with the largest swing in the country.

He currently manages a large scale project for the Queensland Department of Primary Industries, helping farmers recover after Cyclone Larry

Cyclone Larry

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 and has worked for Senator Jan McLucas in the past.

Jim Turnour is on the committee of Northern Beaches Landcare

Landcare

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 and the Trinity Inlet

Trinity Inlet

The Trinity Inlet is an estuary which serves as the port for the city of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The city centre is on the western bank where the inlet meets the sea.In prehistoric times, the Trinity Inlet was the river mouth of the Mulgrave River...

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:

• 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

Turnour has degrees in agriculture and economics and lives in Smithfield with his wife Tiffany, who he met teaching kids to sail at the Cairns Yacht Club, and daughter Zoe.