Mark Coure
Encyclopedia
Mark Joseph Coure MP, an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
representing Oatley
for the Liberal Party of Australia
since 2011
.
, then Marist College Penhurst
and Kogarah
. Coure is a business operator and franchisee owner of Mortgage Choice, a mortgage broking service. Elected to Kogarah Council
in 2004, Coure has announced his intention to step down from Council at the next local government elections.
seat of Oatley in the St George-Kogarah district. Mark was elected with a swing of 15.9 per cent and winning the seat with 50.5 per cent of the vote on a two party preferred basis. Mark's opponent was the incumbent Labor sitting member, Kevin Greene
who had held the seat for 12 years.
Since his election in March 2011, Mark was appointed to the Independent Commission Against Corruption Committee.
Patron of Oatley RSL Sports 2011 - Present, Member of Oatley Public School Council since 2005, Member of Penshurst West Public School Council since 2011.
Hurstville Grove Neighbourhood Watch 2004 - 2010, Director of the St George and Sutherland Shire Business Enterprise Centre 2006 - 2011, Director of Oatley RSL & Community Club 2006 - 2009, Chair of the St George Relay for Life 2004.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
representing Oatley
Electoral district of Oatley
Oatley is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's St George district. It is currently held by Mark Coure of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:...
for the Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
since 2011
New South Wales state election, 2011
Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...
.
Early years and background
Coure was educated at St Joseph’s at OatleyOatley, New South Wales
Oatley is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Oatley is located 21 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area...
, then Marist College Penhurst
Penshurst, New South Wales
Penshurst is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Penshurst is located 17 km south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Penshurst lies across the local government areas of the City of Hurstville and Municipality of...
and Kogarah
Kogarah, New South Wales
Kogarah is a suburb of southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kogarah is located 14 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is considered to be the centre of the St George area...
. Coure is a business operator and franchisee owner of Mortgage Choice, a mortgage broking service. Elected to Kogarah Council
Municipality of Kogarah
The Municipality of Kogarah is a Local Government Area in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The centre of the municipality is located 14km SSW of the Sydney central business district and west of Botany Bay....
in 2004, Coure has announced his intention to step down from Council at the next local government elections.
Local Government
Mark was elected to Kogarah Council in 2004 and re-elected in 2008 with an increased majority.State Politics
In 2011, Mark Coure contested the normally safe LaborAustralian 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...
seat of Oatley in the St George-Kogarah district. Mark was elected with a swing of 15.9 per cent and winning the seat with 50.5 per cent of the vote on a two party preferred basis. Mark's opponent was the incumbent Labor sitting member, Kevin Greene
Kevin Greene (politician)
Kevin Patrick Greene , is a former Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He has a Diploma of Teaching and a Bachelor of Education and was a teacher before running for Parliament...
who had held the seat for 12 years.
Since his election in March 2011, Mark was appointed to the Independent Commission Against Corruption Committee.
Community Activity
Director & Council's Representative of Mortdale Community Services since 2005, Patron of the Peakhurst Amateur Swimming Club 2011 - Present,Patron of Oatley RSL Sports 2011 - Present, Member of Oatley Public School Council since 2005, Member of Penshurst West Public School Council since 2011.
Hurstville Grove Neighbourhood Watch 2004 - 2010, Director of the St George and Sutherland Shire Business Enterprise Centre 2006 - 2011, Director of Oatley RSL & Community Club 2006 - 2009, Chair of the St George Relay for Life 2004.