Preceded by New seat Name Gerry Jones | Nationality Australian Succeeded by Brian Lindsay | |
Full Name Norman Francis Jones Born 16 August 1932 (age 92)
Roma, Queensland ( 1932-08-16 ) Spouse(s) Rita June Freda Turner (m.1956) Occupation Building contractor, Research officer | ||
Political party Australian Labor Party | ||
Norman Francis (Gerry) Jones (16 August 1932 - 21 April 2017) was an Australian politician. Born at Roma, Queensland, he was a research assistant before becoming state organiser of the Queensland Labor Party 1967-1972. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Everton at the 1972 state election, but was defeated in the landslide Labor loss of 1974. He was a Labor Party Executive Officer 1976-1977 and State Secretary 1977-1980. In 1980, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Queensland. He remained in the Senate until his retirement in 1996.
He died on 21 April 2017.
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