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Chris Hurford (Christopher John Hurford-Jones) was born on 30 July, 1931 in Mhow, Indore Residency, British India, is an Australian politician (1931–2020). Discover Chris Hurford'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 89 years old?

Popular As Christopher John Hurford-Jones
Occupation Accountant
Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 30 July, 1931
Birthday 30 July
Birthplace Mhow, Indore Residency, British India
Date of death 15 November, 2020
Died Place Adelaide, South Australia
Nationality India

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1931

Christopher John Hurford (30 July 1931 – 15 November 2020) was a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives seat of Adelaide from 1969 to 1987.

He played a key role in the development of Australia's skills-oriented immigration policy, and founded the ALP Labor Unity faction in SA.

Hurford was born in Mhow, India, to an English father and Australian mother.

1940

In 1940, his mother took the children to Perth, Western Australia where Hurford attended school, before returning to India, then to England.

1949

In 1949, his whole family migrated to Western Australia as 'ten-pound poms', despite their Australian heritage.

After studying at the London School of Economics, Hurford worked in accountancy.

1966

The seat had fallen to Liberal Andrew Jones during the massive Coalition landslide of 1966.

However, Jones' strong conservatism did not play well in this traditionally Labor seat, and Hurford retook the seat for Labor on a resounding 14.3 percent swing, turning it into a safe Labor seat in one election cycle, taking a majority of the first preferences.

1969

He entered federal parliament in 1969, representing the Division of Adelaide, South Australia.

1980

In the 1980s Hurford led the SA Labor Unity group in vigorously defending within the ALP the policy direction of the Hawke Government, a direction with which the larger Centre-Left and Left factions were uncomfortable.

1983

Hurford was Minister for Housing and Construction, outside Cabinet in the first Hawke Ministry from March 1983 to December 1984.

1987

He held Adelaide until his resignation in 1987.

In the second Hawke Ministry, he was promoted to Cabinet as Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs until February 1987, when he replaced Don Grimes as Minister for Community Services.

In July 1987, Hurford withdrew from the third Hawke ministry for personal reasons.

He resigned from Parliament at the end of the year.

The resulting by-election in his seat of Adelaide saw his party lose the seat with voters expressing anger at the by-election, having believed that Hurford would serve them as their member of parliament for the full term.

Within the South Australian ALP, Hurford is arguably an important modernising figure.

He led the creation of the Labor Unity faction, a group variously described as "right-wing", moderate or (after the ascension of the UK Blair Government) "Third Way".

A Catholic, Hurford won support from the socially conservative leadership of the Shop Distributive and Allied Trades Union in forming the faction.

On resignation from Parliament at the end of 1987, Hurford became Australia's Consul-General in New York for four years.

1990

By the 1990s Labor Unity became a substantial counterweight to the other factions in SA.

1991

In 1991 he was appointed as head of external relations at the University of South Australia.

2020

As Immigration Minister, Hurford led a change in Australia's immigration policy that has survived into the 2020s.

He brought in a system that combined a higher level of immigration with a higher proportion of skilled migrants, as judged by a points-based system that assessed their skills, qualifications and experience.

He argued that such a system would benefit Australia economically both by improving the country's level of human capital, and by reducing the demographic ageing of the population.

The system won international approval and is now often referred to as the "Australian points-based system".

While introducing a formal category of skilled migration, the system under Hurford retained both a humanitarian and a family reunion intake.

Hurford also made an early, unsuccessful attempt to reduce ministerial discretions in the granting of immigration visas.

Hurford's period as Immigration Minister was also notable for his unsuccessful attempt to have Sheikh Taj El-Din Hilaly deported.