Last Updated: 4 September 2008
Electorate TOWNSVILLE
Party AustraLian Labor Party (ALP) Date of election to present seat : 13 June 1998 View : Speeches by Mike Reynolds >> View : Inaugural Speech >> Parliamentary Service Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 10 October 2006. Chair (ex Officio), Speaker’s Advisory Committee from 26 February 2008. Chair (ex Officio), Standing Orders Committee from 11 October 2006. Minister for Child Safety 12 February 2004 - 13 September 2006. Minister for Emergency Services and Minister Assisting the Premier in North Queensland 22 February 2001 - 12 February 2004. Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier in North Queensland 29 June 1998 - 17 February 2001. Current Parliamentary service is highlighted in green. Party Activity Member, Hermit Park Branch ALP; Delegate, State ALP Conference 1997 and 1999; Former Delegate, National ALP Conference 1982; Campaign Director, various state and federal elections. Local Government Service Member, Townsville City Council 1973 - 1989 Personal Mike was born at Manly, NSW on 16 September 1946. Mike is married to Janice Mayes. He has two adult children. He graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) from James Cook University (1978). Prior to his election to Parliament Mike had been the Director of the Northern Australia Social Research Institute, 1995 - 1998 and the Director of the Centre for Social and Welfare Research, 1995 - 1998. He was the Professor of Local Government Studies, University of Canberra, 1992 - 1995 and Visiting Professor from 1995 to 1998, the President of the National Tertiary Education Union, James Cook University, 1996 - 1998, Chairman of the Townsville Port Authority, 1990 - 1996, and Chairman of the ACT Vocational Training Authority, 1992 - 1995. Mike's active interest in politics began in the mid 1960s and he is interested in all sport, particularly rugby league, cricket, tennis and rugby union. He is the c o-author of the following books - The Great Divide: A Comparative Social Profile of Northern and Southern Australia (with D Lavery, 1997); Achieving Local Ownership of National Goals for the Coastal Zone (with L Cutts and D Osborn, 1993); Education and Training for Local Government Employees in Queensland (with V Valentine, 1992). He is also a contributor to the following books: "Local Government and the Challenge of Devolution in Australia" in Decentralization Towards Democratization and Development, (edited by RP Guzman and MA Reforma, 1993); "Recognising the Role of Local Government" in What Should Government Do? (edited by P Coaldrake and JR Nethercote, 1989). |
