Chris Burns (politician) explained
Christopher Bruce Burns (born 12 August 1949)[1] is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. He had held his seat of Johnston since its creation at the 2001 election on 18 August 2001.[2] He became a Minister in November 2002 and held a number of portfolios. From September 2010, he was Minister for Education and Training, Minister for Public and Affordable Housing, and Minister for Public Employment.[3] Burns was also Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Assembly.|}
Burns retired at the 2012 NT general election on 25 August 2012.
He is married with three children.[4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Parliament@Work Search. 30 September 2006.
- Web site: Legislative Assembly . 2010-09-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101008031838/http://www.nt.gov.au/lant/pub/pub.shtml . 8 October 2010 . dmy . Ministries and Office Holders
- Web site: Assembly Members . 7 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090714143736/http://notes.nt.gov.au/lant/members/Members1.nsf/d31048d912b9ea926925636c0022107f/276219f420a84bd2692563700015aecb?OpenDocument . 14 July 2009 . dead .
- Web site: Dr Chris Burns - Member for Johnston . 2010-09-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110318204045/http://www.nt.alp.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=12 . 18 March 2011 . dmy . Australian Labor Party Northern Territory Branch