Mark Furner
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Mark Lionel Furner is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor
member of Australian Senate
since July 2008, representing the state of Queensland.
Furner was born in Brisbane
. He was first elected to the Senate at the 2007 federal election as the third candidate of the Labor Party Senate ticket in Queensland.
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...
member of Australian Senate
Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
since July 2008, representing the state of Queensland.
Furner was born in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
. He was first elected to the Senate at the 2007 federal election as the third candidate of the Labor Party Senate ticket in Queensland.