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Mr George Edmund THOMPSON

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Date of Birth: 27/05/1945
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Government Whip 07 Apr 1999 28 Feb 2003 3 years 10 months 22 days
Member for Rockdale 27 Mar 1999 28 Feb 2003 3 years 11 months 2 days
Deputy Government Whip 03 Apr 1995 07 Apr 1999 4 years 5 days
Member for Rockdale 25 Mar 1995 05 Mar 1999 3 years 11 months 9 days
Member for Rockdale 25 May 1991 03 Mar 1995 3 years 9 months 7 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 25 May 1991 28 Feb 2003 11 years 9 months 4 days
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined the party and New South Wales branch. on 1 June 1960 at age 15. Member of the Labor Party Rules Committee. Held numerous branch positions - president, vice president, secretary/treasurer, delegate to State Electoral Council, Federal electoral council . Delegate to Australian Labor Party Conferences 1961 - 2000. Campaign Director for Brian Bannon 1984 and Barrie Unsworth 1986 and 1988. Life Member of Australian Labor Party.
Community Activity
Previously Secretary Kogarah/Rockdale Skillshare. Committee Member Rockdale Community Mobile Nursing Service. Patron Rockdale Returned Serviceman's League; Brighton Seagulls Junior Rugby League Football Club; Rockdale Rugby Union Club; Bexley North Scouts; Canterbury-Earlwood Caring Association. Member of St George Leagues Club; Arncliffe Scots Sports Club; Illawarra Catholic Club.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Trade Unionist. Educated at St Joseph's Primary, Rockdale 1950 - 1954, and Marist Brothers High, Kogarah 1955 - 1961 to Leaving Certificate level. Completed Trade Union Program at Harvard University; Post Graduate Course at Sydney University in Industrial Law. Rural Bank of New South Wales 1961 - 1974. Secretary of Australian Bank Employees Union (State Bank Branch) 1974 - 1991. Life member of Finance Sector Union. Recreational interests include current affairs, reading, surfing, St George Rugby League and lawn bowls.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of George Thompson and Mary Gittins. Married Lucy Humphreys at Inverell, New South Wales on 23 March 1971 and had issue, 1 daughter and 1 son.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.