Timothy Sean "Tim" Mulherin (born 24 August 1957) is an Australia

Australia

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n politician. Born in Mackay

Mackay, Queensland

Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar....

, he was a clerk on the Mackay Electricity Board before becoming involved in politics. From 1994 to 1995 he was a state organiser of the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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. In 1995, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Queensland Legislative Assembly

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 as the Labor member for Mackay

Electoral district of Mackay

The district of Mackay is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in North Queensland, Australia, encompassing the inner suburbs of the city of Mackay...

, which he has represented since. He is married with three children. Currently he is the Minister for Agriculture and Food, a position he has held since 2011