Jim Clarko
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Jim Clarko is a former Australia
n Liberal Party
Member of Parliament for Karrinyup
between 1974 and 1989, when the seat was abolished, and for Marmion
from 1989 to the seat's abolition in 1996. From May 1982, he was Australia's Minister for Education.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
Member of Parliament for Karrinyup
Electoral district of Karrinyup
Karrinyup was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1962 to 1989.The district was based in the beachside northern suburbs of Perth...
between 1974 and 1989, when the seat was abolished, and for Marmion
Electoral district of Marmion
Marmion was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1989 to 1996.The district was based in Perth's beachside northern suburbs. Politically, it was a safe Liberal seat.-History:...
from 1989 to the seat's abolition in 1996. From May 1982, he was Australia's Minister for Education.