# Jim Turnour > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jim_Turnour > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jim_Turnour.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Turnour > Source revision: 1353521361 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Australian politician (born 1966) Jim Turnour Member of the Australian Parliament for Leichhardt In office 24 November 2007 – 21 August 2010 Preceded by Warren Entsch Succeeded by Warren Entsch Personal details Born (1966-04-07) 7 April 1966 (age 60) Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Party Labor Alma mater University of Queensland Occupation Public servant Website JimTurnour.com.au **James Pearce Turnour** (born 7 April 1966) is an Australian former politician. He represented the [Queensland](/source/Queensland) seat of [Leichhardt](/source/Division_of_Leichhardt) in the [House of Representatives](/source/Australian_House_of_Representatives) from 2007 to 2010, as a member of the [Australian Labor Party](/source/Australian_Labor_Party) (ALP). He was a public servant in Queensland's agriculture department prior to entering parliament. ## Early life Turnour was born on 7 April 1966 in [Darwin, Northern Territory](/source/Darwin%2C_Northern_Territory).[1] He is the third of four children born to Joan ([née](/source/Birth_name#Maiden_and_married_names) Pearce) and John Turnour; his mother was a [Ten Pound Pom](/source/Ten_Pound_Pom). He grew up on his parents' mixed farming property at [Coomalie Creek](/source/Coomalie_Creek%2C_Northern_Territory).[2] Turnour boarded at [Brisbane Grammar School](/source/Brisbane_Grammar_School).[2] He holds the degrees of Bachelor of Agricultural Science and Bachelor of Economics from the [University of Queensland](/source/University_of_Queensland).[1] Prior to entering parliament he worked for Queensland's [Department of Primary Industries](/source/Department_of_Agriculture_and_Fisheries_(Queensland)) for 20 years and also as an agricultural consultant. He managed Operation Farm Clear, a program assisting farmers in recovery from [Cyclone Larry](/source/Cyclone_Larry).[2] ## Politics Turnour won Leichhardt at the 2007 election on a swing of 14 percent, the largest in the country.[3] It was actually his second bid for the seat; he challenged [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Australia) incumbent [Warren Entsch](/source/Warren_Entsch) in 2004 and was heavily defeated. Entsch retired in 2007. He held Leichhardt on a seemingly safe majority of 10 percent, but Turnour rode a large Labor wave to take the seat. He lost to Entsch in 2010.[4] He currently manages a large-scale project for the [Queensland Department of Primary Industries](/source/Queensland_Department_of_Primary_Industries), helping farmers recover after [Cyclone Larry](/source/Cyclone_Larry) and has worked for [Senator Jan McLucas](/source/Senator_Jan_McLucas) in the past.[5] ## Subsequent activities This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (June 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Jim Turnour is on the committee of Northern Beaches [Landcare](/source/Landcare_Australia) and the [Trinity Inlet](/source/Trinity_Inlet) 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:[6] - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs from 19.2.08; - Economics from 19.2.08. Joint Standing:[6] - National Capital and External Territories from 18.2.08. ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-aph_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-aph_1-1) ["Mr Jim Turnour MP"](https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=HVV). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 6 June 2022. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-maiden_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-maiden_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-maiden_2-2) ["Maiden speech"](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansardr%2F2008-03-11%2F0108%22). *Hansard*. Parliament of Australia. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [The Cairns Post](http://www.cairnspost.com.au/article/2007/11/26/4651_news.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Australian Votes 2010: Leichhardt(Key Seat)"](http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2010/guide/leic.htm). *Australian Broadcasting Corporation*. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010. Warren Entsch 54.2% vs. Jim Turnour 45.8% 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The Poll Bludger"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071006114506/http://www.pollbludger.com/fed2004qld.htm#leichhardt). Archived from [the original](http://www.pollbludger.com/fed2004qld.htm#leichhardt) on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fed_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fed_6-1) ["Parliament of Australia: House of Representatives - Members"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080803105946/http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=HVV). Archived from [the original](http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=HVV) on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2008. Parliament of Australia Preceded by Warren Entsch Member for Leichhardt 2007–2010 Succeeded by Warren Entsch Authority control databases: People Australian Parliament --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jim Turnour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Turnour) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Turnour?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.