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Joe Berinson (Joseph Max Berinson) was born on 7 January, 1932 in Highgate, Western Australia, Australia, is an Australian politician. Discover Joe Berinson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

Popular As Joseph Max Berinson
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Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 7 January 1932
Birthday 7 January
Birthplace Highgate, Western Australia, Australia
Date of death 2 June, 2018
Died Place Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Nationality Australia

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His wife is Jeanette Bekhor (m. 9 September 1958)

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1910

His father migrated to Australia in the early 1910s and his mother migrated to Australia in the early to mid 1920s.

1924

Berinson had two older sisters, Goola (born 1924) and Ethel (born 1925).

Berinson attended Highgate Primary School and won a scholarship to attend Perth Modern School.

1932

Joseph Max Berinson (7 January 1932 – 2 June 2018) was an Australian politician who represented the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in the Australian House of Representatives and the Western Australian Legislative Council.

Berinson was born on 7 January 1932 in his family home in Highgate, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth.

His parents were Shulem (Samuel) Berinson, a master baker, and Rivka (Rebecca) née Finkelstein, both of whom were Palestinian Jews from the city of Safed.

1948

After matriculating in 1948, he studied pharmacy at Perth Technical College.

He did training at a pharmacy in Forrest Place, where he gained his formative political experience.

Forrest Place was the location of many political speeches and rallies, including by Prime Ministers Ben Chifley and Robert Menzies.

Berinson labelled Menzies' speech as "very off-putting".

1950

Through the 1950s and 1960s, Berinson built a high profile within Perth's Jewish community, eventually becoming the co-editor of the Jewish newspaper The Maccabean.

1953

In 1953, he graduated, began working as a pharmacist in Mount Lawley, and jointed the Mount Lawley branch of the Australian Labor Party.

Over the years, he would have various executive roles in the Mount Lawley branch and the state executive.

1958

On 9 September 1958, Berinson married Jeanette Bekhor, whom he met at the Zionist Youth League, at the Perth Synagogue.

They had three daughters and one son together.

1962

In the 1962 state election, Berinson unsuccessfully stood for the unwinnable electoral district of Mount Lawley, being beaten by the Liberal Party's Ray O'Connor.

1963

In the 1963 federal election, Berinson stood for the seat of Swan and was beaten by Richard Cleaver.

1967

Deciding that a law degree would help him in politics, Berinson started studying law at the University of Western Australia in 1967.

1969

Berinson was finally elected to a parliament on the 25 October 1969 federal election, where he was elected to the seat of Perth in the Australian House of Representatives.

He defeated the sitting Liberal member, Fred Chaney Sr..

1970

Berinson still had yet to complete his law degree when he was elected, so he continued his studies whilst a member of parliament and got his exams deferred to 1970.

He would study on the plane to and from Canberra and in the Parliament House Library late at night.

His lecturers would tape their presentations that Berinson was unable to attend.

He finished the degree by the end of 1970, winning the H. C. F. Keall Prize for best fourth-year law student and the J. A. Wood Prize for best student in the humanities.

1972

Berinson was re-elected in the 1972 federal election, in which Gough Whitlam was elected prime minister.

Berinson was not elected to the ministry and did not expect to either, but Whitlam was disappointed that he was not elected to the ministry.

1975

He was Minister for the Environment in the Whitlam government for several months in 1975, later serving a decade as Attorney-General of Western Australia.

He was elected chairman of committees in February 1975.

He was then appointed Minister for the Environment in July 1975, serving until the government's dismissal on 11 November 1975 and then losing his seat in the December 1975 election.

After Berinson's defeat in 1975, he was admitted as a legal practitioner in 1977.

1980

In 1980, Berinson was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the Council electorates of North-East Metropolitan (1980–1983), North Central Metropolitan (1983–1989) and North Metropolitan (1989–1993).

1983

With the election of Brian Burke as Premier of Western Australia in 1983, Berinson was appointed Attorney-General.

He served in this role under successive premiers Burke, Peter Dowding and Carmen Lawrence.

1988

While Attorney-General, he was appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1988.

1991

In 1991, he was identified as one of five members of the government most associated with WA Inc transactions.

2001

From 2001 to 2005, Berinson served as the president of the Jewish Community Council of Western Australia.

2018

Berinson died on 2 June 2018, aged 86.

His burial took place the following day at Karrakatta Cemetery.

He was survived by his wife Jeanette and their four children.