Date of Birth: 14/07/1939
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Drummoyne |
27 Mar 1999 |
28 Feb 2003 |
3 years 11 months 2 days |
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| Speaker of the Legislative Assembly |
02 May 1995 |
28 Feb 2003 |
7 years 9 months 27 days |
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| Member for Drummoyne |
25 Mar 1995 |
05 Mar 1999 |
3 years 11 months 9 days |
|
| Member for Drummoyne |
25 May 1991 |
03 Mar 1995 |
3 years 9 months 7 days |
|
| Member for Drummoyne |
19 Mar 1988 |
03 May 1991 |
3 years 1 month 15 days |
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| Member for Drummoyne |
24 Mar 1984 |
22 Feb 1988 |
3 years 10 months 30 days |
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| Member for Drummoyne |
17 Apr 1982 |
05 Mar 1984 |
1 year 10 months 18 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
17 Apr 1982 |
28 Feb 2003 |
20 years 10 months 12 days |
Maiden speech delivered on 17 August 1982 |
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined 1956. Deputy President New South Wales Parliamentary Labor Party and Caucus returning officer. President Five Dock Branch 1976 - 1982. Deputy President of Parliamentary Labor Party. Caucus returning officer.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Schoolteacher. Educated at Lakemba Primary School, Canterbury Boys High School, Enmore Boys High School, Sydney University. B.A.(Sydney). Sydney Teachers High School 1960. High school teacher at Finley High School, Ashfield Boys High School and Picnic Point High School. Recreational interests include theatre, sports, canoeing, wave ski.
Honours Received
Harris Fellow; centenary medal; Spanish "Al Merito Civil".
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman Drummoyne Municipal Council 1974 - 1983, (Mayor 1978 - 1982). Councillor Sydney County Council 1980 - 1984.
Personal
Married Maureen Ann on 24 August 1962, and had issue, 1 daughter and 1 son.
Additional Information
Text from the book "The Presiding Officers of Parliament of New South Wales"
Sydney 1995
John Murray was born on 14 July 1939. He is married and has one son and one
daughter. After completing a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney he
became a high school teacher. Joining the Australian Labor Party in 1956, Mr.
Murray became active in local Branch politics and from 1976 until 1982 served
as President of the Five Dock Branch of the ALP. Entering local government in
1974, he was was an Alderman on the Drummoyne Municipal Council for nine years;
and from 1978 until 1982 was Mayor of Drummoyne.
At a local by-election in April 1982 Mr. Murray was elected to represent the
electorate of Drummoyne in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. His
Parliamentary service has included membership of the Select Committee on
Prostitution from 1984 until 1986, and the Public Accounts Committee, of which
he was Chairman, from 1986 until 1988. Mr. Murray was associated with the
Premier's Advisory Bicentennial Committee and he was also a member of the
successful Sydney Olympic 2000 Bid Committee. He was both the Shadow Minister
for Local Government as well as Training and Employment; and also assisted the
Shadow Minister for Education, TAFE and Public Works. Following the election of
the 51st Parliament in March Mr. Murray was elected Speaker of the Legislative
Assembly on 2 May 1995.
