Jim Robertson (politician)

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James Murray Robertson (born 16 February 1945) is an Australian former politician.

Robertson was born in Renmark, South Australia, the son of Murray and Anna Robertson of Kapunda, South Australia. Moving to the Northern Territory, he married Mary, daughter of Bert and Mary Baskeyfield on 13 April 1973. One daughter, Hilary Jane, born 14 August 1976 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1986, representing Gillen until 1983 and Araluen thereafter. [1] Robertson was Attorney-General of the Northern Territory during the first Tuxworth Ministry. [2] [3]

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
YearsTermElectoral divisionParty
1974 1977 1st Gillen Country Liberal
1977 1980 2nd Gillen Country Liberal
1980 1983 3rd Gillen Country Liberal
1983 1986 4th Araluen Country Liberal

Appointments after retiring from the NT Legislative Assembly:

- Chairman of the Northern Territory Grants Commission

- Chairman of the Northern Territory Planning Authority 1989-1996

- NT Representative on the Centenary of Federation Advisory Committee

- Member of the Constitutional Centenary Foundation

- Deputy Chairman NT Statehood Convention 1998

In February 1994, Robertson was appointed by Prime Minister Paul Keating to the Centenary of Federation Advisory Committee. The role of the Committee was to plan centenary-related activities in the years leading up to the Centenary of Federation in 2001.

On 13 May 1997, Her Majesty the Queen approved that Robertson be granted the title 'Honourable' for life.

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References

  1. Green, Antony (2005). "Araluen". 2005 Northern Territory Election. Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. "Northern Territory Government Ministries (CLP) 1st to 8th Assembly 1974 – 2001" (PDF). Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. "Office Holders 1st to 12th Assembly" (PDF). Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
New seat Member for Gillen
1974–1983
Abolished
Member for Araluen
1983–1986
Succeeded by