Julia Claire Irwin (born 8 November 1951), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Fowler, New South Wales. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Division of Fowler is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. Irwin was born in Sydney and was variously a bank officer, trade union administration officer and electorate officer before entering politics. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4
In December 2002 Irwin made a controversial speech in Parliament characterizing the "Jewish lobby" as "the most implacable, arrogant, cruel and powerful lobby in the country". December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - [1]
In September 2005 Irwin was involved in a controversy over comments she made about Israel. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. On September 13 Irwin made a speech in Parliament characterising Israel's policies as "ethnic cleansing", and Gaza as a "concentration camp". Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. [2] After criticism from Jewish groups and by members of both the Liberal and Labor parties, Irwin issued an apology for her "offensive" language. [3]
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| Preceded by Ted Grace |
Member for Fowler 1998 – present |
Incumbent |
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| NAME | Irwin, Julia Claire |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8 November 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
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