Chris Bourke
| Chris Bourke MLA |
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| Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Jon Stanhope |
| Constituency | Ginninderra |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | Melbourne University |
| Profession | Dentist |
| Website | chrisbourke |
Christopher John "Chris" Bourke is an Australian politician, currently a Labor member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Ginninderra. He is the first Indigenous Australian elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly.[1] He filled the casual vacancy created by the resignation of former Chief Minister Jon Stanhope.[2] His election was the result of a countback of ballots cast for Stanhope in the 2008 Australian Capital Territory election.[3] Following his election Mr Bourke was made Minister of Education, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Minister for Industrial Relations, and Minister for Corrections.[4]
Bourke grew up in country Australia.[5] He graduated from Melbourne University in 1982, where he was the first Indigenous Australian to complete a dentistry degree.[6] He undertook graduate studies at Adelaide University and Sydney University.[5] Prior to being elected in 2011, Bourke worked as a dentist, performing locum dentistry work in remote areas of Australia after a period of private practice in Canberra. He is President of the Indigenous Dentists' Association of Australia.[7]
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External links
- Official website
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| Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the Legislative Assembly for Ginninderra 2011–present |
Incumbent |
- Official website not in Wikidata
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- Year of birth missing (living people)
- Living people
- Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
- Australian Labor Party members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
- Australian dentists
- Melbourne Dental School alumni
- Indigenous Australian politicians
