Julie Owens (born 17 October 1958), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 2004, representing the division of Parramatta, New South Wales. A husting, or the hustings, was originally a physical platform from which representatives presented their views or cast votes before a parliamentary or other election body Robert James Lee (Bob Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929 was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 The Division of Parramatta is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. She was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, and was educated at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music (now a part of Griffith University) and at the University of Sydney. Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Area located in Queensland, Australia. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Griffith University is a public university based in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast Queensland, Australia. The University of Sydney (informally Sydney Uni or USyd) is the oldest university in Australia She was a small-business owner and head of the Association of Australian Independent Record Labels (AIR) before entering Parliament. [1]
Qualifications and occupation before entering federal Parliament:[1]
- BA (Qld Conservatorium of Music), MBA (Syd).
- Production Manager, Lyric Opera of Queensland 1985-89. Opera Queensland is an Opera company based in Brisbane, Queensland.
- Senior Program Officer, Australia Council 1989-93.
- Small business owner 1994-2000.
- Chief Executive Officer, Association of Independent Record Labels 2000-04.
In the 2004 election campaign, Owens ran against the incumbent Liberal Ross Cameron. Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October, 2004. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member Ross Alexander Cameron (born 14 May 1965) Australian politician was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from The campaign was notable for the admission of Cameron, a prominent family values campaigner, that he had had an extramarital affair, and Owens won the seat on preferences, despite a swing to the government in New South Wales. [2]
Owens is a party backbencher and has been a member of the House of Representatives Standing committee for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts from December 2004. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Ms Julie Owens MP, Member for Parramatta (NSW). Parlinfo web. Parliament of Australia. The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislative branch of government of Australia. Retrieved on 2007-10-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
- ^ NSW Division – Parramatta. Election 2004. Australian Electoral Commission. The Australian Electoral Commission, or the AEC is the federal government agency in charge of organising and supervising federal elections and referendums Retrieved on 2007-10-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
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| Preceded by Ross Cameron |
Member for Division of Parramatta 2004– |
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| NAME | Owens, Julie |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17 October 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | Living |
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