Terry Sullivan (Australian politician)
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Terence Boland "Terry" Sullivan (born 6 February 1949) is a former Australia
n politician. He was born in Brisbane
. Before entering politics he was a school teacher, and a member of the Queensland Association of Teachers and Independent Schools. In 1981, he joined the Australian Labor Party
. He was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly
in 1991 as the member for Nundah
, moving to Chersmide
in 1992 and Stafford
in 2001. When Labor won the 1998 state election, Sullivan was appointed Government Whip, a position he held until his retirement from politics in 2006.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He was born in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
. Before entering politics he was a school teacher, and a member of the Queensland Association of Teachers and Independent Schools. In 1981, he joined the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
. He was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
in 1991 as the member for Nundah
Electoral district of Nundah
Nundah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1888 to 1992.The district was based in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. At the time of its abolition it included the suburbs of Nundah, Eagle Farm, Hendra and Toombul.-Members for Nundah:...
, moving to Chersmide
Electoral district of Chermside
Chermside was the name of two incarnations of an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.Both districts were based in the north-eastern suburbs of Brisbane and named for the suburb of Chermside. The first existed from 1950 to 1960 and the second from...
in 1992 and Stafford
Electoral district of Stafford
The district of Stafford is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in the state of Queensland, Australia.It is located in the inner northern residential suburbs of Brisbane. Suburbs in the electorate include Stafford, Chermside, Gordon Park, Kedron, Lutwyche, Stafford Heights and...
in 2001. When Labor won the 1998 state election, Sullivan was appointed Government Whip, a position he held until his retirement from politics in 2006.