Jamie Parker (politician)

Jamie Thomas Parker is the member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Balmain for the Greens since 2011.[1] Parker is the first Green to represent his party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

Jamie Parker

MP
Parker at the NSW election campaign launch, March 2011
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Balmain
Assumed office
26 March 2011
Preceded byVerity Firth
Majority4.9% (2015)
37th Mayor of Leichhardt
In office
13 September 2008 – 19 May 2011
Preceded byCarolyn Allen
Succeeded byRochelle Porteous
Personal details
Born
Jamie Thomas Parker

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England
NationalityAustralian
Political partyGreens New South Wales
Alma materMacquarie University
Websitejamieparker.org

Political career

Parker has been active in social justice and environmental issues for many years and while at university was elected the NSW president and subsequently the national environment officer of the National Union of Students.[2]

Parker stood for and was elected to Leichhardt Council in 1999 as a NSW Greens member. Parker was subsequently re-elected in 2004 and 2008. While on Council he has served as chair of the Environment Committee, as deputy mayor and, since 2008, as the mayor of Leichhardt. He retired from Council at the 2012 election.[3]

Parker has served as the convenor (state party chairman) of the NSW Greens.

Parker won the seat of Balmain from Labor's Verity Firth at the 2011 State election.[4][5][6] He is the first member of the NSW Greens to sit in the Lower House of the New South Wales Parliament.

References
  1. "Mr Jamie Thomas PARKER, BEcon, MPolEc MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. Howes, Paul (13 March 2011). "Firth deserves to survive the wreck". awu.net.au. Australian Workers' Union. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  3. "Leichhardt Green Team Balances Experience and New Ideas". Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  4. "Greens looking in doubt". Inner West Courier. News Limited. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  5. Smith, Alexandra (28 March 2011). "Humiliated Labor goes gunning for scapegoats". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  6. "Greens claim victory in Balmain: Sky News". SkyNews.com.au. 2 April 2011.

 

Civic offices
Preceded by
Carolyn Allen		 Mayor of Leichhardt
2008–2011		 Succeeded by
Rochelle Porteous
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Verity Firth		 Member for Balmain
2011–present		 Incumbent

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