Elder, James Peter (Jim)

Personal

Elder, James Peter (Jim)
Birth Date: 14 December 1950 (Melbourne, Victoria)
Family: 3 daughters

Career

Queensland manager for major access and scaffolding company; Team manager, Brisbane Broncos

Party Positions:
  1. State Council delegate.
  2. State Conference delegate.
  3. Member, Ministerial Inquiry into Sport Funding. 1990
  4. Member, Ministerial Advisory Committee: Moreton Bay Strategic Plan. 1991
  5. Member, Ministerial Legislative Committees: Police and Emergency Services; Tourism, Sport and Racing; Employment, Training and Industrial Relations. 1990 - 1992

Parliamentary Representation

House Party Electorate From To Elected/Departure Reason
Assembly ALP Manly 2 Dec 1989 19 Sep 1992
Assembly ALP Capalaba 19 Sep 1992 30 Nov 2000
Assembly IND Capalaba 30 Nov 2000 17 Feb 2001 Did not contest
Speeches: All Speeches

Parliamentary Service

Description From To
Member, Select Committee on Parliamentary Entitlements 30 Jul 1998 30 Oct 1998
Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development and Minister for Trade (and eight other ministries during the transition period 26 to 29 June 1998) 26 Jun 1998 22 Nov 2000
Deputy Chair, Estimates Committee C 4 Jun 1997 8 Jul 1997
Shadow Minister for Business, Industry and Transport 17 Dec 1996 26 Jun 1998
Deputy Chairman, Estimates Committee F 3 Sep 1996 8 Oct 1996
Member, Estimates Committee G 3 Sep 1996 8 Oct 1996
Member, Standing Orders Committee 17 Apr 1996
Shadow Minister for Transport, Youth, Sport and Recreation 27 Feb 1996 17 Dec 1996
Deputy Leader of the Opposition 19 Feb 1996 26 Jun 1998
Minister for Transport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Economic and Trade Development 31 Jul 1995 19 Feb 1996
Minister for Health 21 Feb 1995 31 Jul 1995
Minister for Business, Industry and Regional Development 24 Sep 1992 21 Feb 1995
Chairman, Parliamentary Select Committee of Inquiry into Ambulance Services in Queensland 21 Mar 1990 22 May 1991

Additional Information

Notes: Interests include all sports, particularly rugby league. Mr Elder was involved in community service and welfare organisations
Sources: Image sourced from the collection of the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 27 June 2017]