Peter Primrose Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Peter Primrose
Honorific-Suffix:MLC
Office:President of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Term Start1:8 May 2007
Term End1:17 November 2009
Predecessor1:Meredith Burgmann
Successor1:Amanda Fazio
Office2:Member of New South Wales Legislative Council
Term Start2:17 April 1996
Constituency Mp3:Camden
Parliament:New South Wales
Term Start3:1988
Term End3:1991
Predecessor3:John Fahey
Successor3:Liz Kernohan
Office4:Alderman of City of Campbelltown
Term Start4:1980
Term End4:1991
Birth Date:1955 9, df=yes
Party:Labor Party
Spouse:Jan
Alma Mater:University of Sydney

Peter Thomas Primrose (born 26 September 1955) is an Australian politician.

He has been a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 1996. He has served in various portfolios including Shadow Minister for Local Government, Shadow Minister for Regional Roads, Shadow Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation, Shadow Minister for Finance, Shadow Minister of State and Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader on Western Sydney. He was also the President of the Legislative Council (8 May 2007 – 17 November 2009), Minister for Disability Services (2 March 2010 – 28 March 2011) and Minister for Youth (8 December 2009 – 28 March 2011) among other portfolios.

Primrose was previously the Labor member for Camden in the Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 1991,[1] and was unsuccessful in regaining the seat at the 1995 election.

After Primrose graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Social Studies, he worked as a social worker with the Red Cross Welfare Service before working for the NSW Departments of Health, Youth and Community Services and as an adviser to the Commonwealth Minister for Consumer Affairs.He served on Campbelltown City Council from 1980 to 1991, including a term as Mayor; and for five years as Chair of the Macarthur Health Services Board.[2]

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  1. 3 . The Hon. Peter Thomas Primrose . 2 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Peter Primrose MLC . NSW ALP . 2009-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100520043755/http://www.nswalp.com/labor-people/4/60/peter-primrose-mlc . 20 May 2010 . dead .