Jeremy Buckingham
Encyclopedia
Jeremy Buckingham is an Australian politician. He has been a Greens
member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
since the 2011 state election
.
For the Greens, he holds the portfolios of Mining and Resources, Primary Industries, Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services, Small Business, and Sport and Recreation.
Buckingham moved to the mainland in the 1990s, where he worked as forklift driver, hardware store salesman and builders labourer.
Buckingham later moved to Orange in the central west of NSW in 1997 with his wife Sarah, where he worked as production manager for McMurtie & Co. Stonemasons.
After a back injury which rendered him unfit for heavy lifting, Buckingham enrolled in an advanced diploma in Ecological Agriculture and Land Management at the University of Sydney, which he graduated from in 2006. He continued to work as a stonemason until his election to state parliament in 2011.
Buckingham was then elected to the City of Orange
council in 2004 and re-elected with an increased vote in 2008. As a councillor, he implemented Australia’s first stormwater harvesting project for drinking water supply, campaigned to protect an agricultural research station from developers, and fought to protect water supplies from the giant Cadia gold mine that operates on the outskirts of Orange.
Buckingham was elected convenor of the Central West Greens in 2008, a position which he held until 2011.
Buckingham contested the lower house seat of Calare in the 2010 federal election without success.
Buckingham was then preselected to third spot on the Greens Legislative Council ticket in the 2011 state election. He was locked in a close race with Pauline Hanson
and the Nationals for the final spots. After preferences were distributed he was elected 2,437 votes ahead of Pauline Hanson and 1,306 votes ahead of Sarah Johnston
of the National Party.
Since being elected, Buckingham has spoken out against the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) demonstrations at Max Brenner chocolate stores and against coal seem gas mining.
Australian Greens
The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which...
member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
since the 2011 state election
New South Wales state election, 2011
Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...
.
For the Greens, he holds the portfolios of Mining and Resources, Primary Industries, Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services, Small Business, and Sport and Recreation.
Early life
Buckingham was born and raised in Launceston, Tasmania. After school, he spent two years working as a benchman at a small sawmill.Buckingham moved to the mainland in the 1990s, where he worked as forklift driver, hardware store salesman and builders labourer.
Buckingham later moved to Orange in the central west of NSW in 1997 with his wife Sarah, where he worked as production manager for McMurtie & Co. Stonemasons.
After a back injury which rendered him unfit for heavy lifting, Buckingham enrolled in an advanced diploma in Ecological Agriculture and Land Management at the University of Sydney, which he graduated from in 2006. He continued to work as a stonemason until his election to state parliament in 2011.
Political career
Buckingham unsuccessfully contested the state Legislative Assembly seat of Orange in the 2003 state election.Buckingham was then elected to the City of Orange
City of Orange
The City of Orange is a Local Government Area of New South Wales, Australia, including Orange and the surrounding areas. It is on the Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway line.It includes the villages of Lucknow, Shadforth, Spring Hill and March....
council in 2004 and re-elected with an increased vote in 2008. As a councillor, he implemented Australia’s first stormwater harvesting project for drinking water supply, campaigned to protect an agricultural research station from developers, and fought to protect water supplies from the giant Cadia gold mine that operates on the outskirts of Orange.
Buckingham was elected convenor of the Central West Greens in 2008, a position which he held until 2011.
Buckingham contested the lower house seat of Calare in the 2010 federal election without success.
Buckingham was then preselected to third spot on the Greens Legislative Council ticket in the 2011 state election. He was locked in a close race with Pauline Hanson
Pauline Hanson
Pauline Lee Hanson is an Australian politician and former leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, a political party with a populist and anti-multiculturalism platform...
and the Nationals for the final spots. After preferences were distributed he was elected 2,437 votes ahead of Pauline Hanson and 1,306 votes ahead of Sarah Johnston
Sarah Mitchell
Sarah Mitchell is an Australian politician. She has been a National Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since March 2011....
of the National Party.
Since being elected, Buckingham has spoken out against the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) demonstrations at Max Brenner chocolate stores and against coal seem gas mining.