Paul Green (Australian politician)
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Paul Green an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
representing the Christian Democratic Party
since the 2011 election
.
and was previously a registered nurse.
Green contested election to the Australian Senate
in 2007 and 2010; however was unsucessful in attaining an quota
on both occasions. He is a Christian and was a Pastor at the Mannahouse Ministries from 1994 to 2005. At the 2011 election, Green was elected 19th out of 21 members elected to the Legislative Council.
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
representing the Christian Democratic Party
Christian Democratic Party
Christian democratic parties are those political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social teaching, and it continues to be influential in Europe and...
since the 2011 election
New South Wales state election, 2011
Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...
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Political career
Prior to being elected to Parliament he was the Mayor of the City of Shoalhaven. Green is a photographer and videographerVideographer
Strictly speaking, a videographer is a person who works in the field of videography, video production — recording moving images and sound on video tape, disk, other electro-mechanical device. News broadcasting relies heavily on live television where videographers engage in electronic news...
and was previously a registered nurse.
Green contested election to the 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,...
in 2007 and 2010; however was unsucessful in attaining an quota
Electoral quota
An electoral quota is a election threshold.Types of electoral quotas:* Hare quota* Droop Quota* Imperiali quota* Hagenbach-Bischoff quota...
on both occasions. He is a Christian and was a Pastor at the Mannahouse Ministries from 1994 to 2005. At the 2011 election, Green was elected 19th out of 21 members elected to the Legislative Council.
External links
- Inaugral Speech by the Hon. Paul Green, MLCParliament of New South WalesParliament of New South WalesThe Parliament of New South Wales, located in Parliament House on Macquarie Street, Sydney, is the main legislative body in the Australian state of New South Wales . It is a bicameral parliament elected by the people of the state in general elections. The parliament shares law making powers with...
. 26 May 2011.