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John Quirke was born on 9 September, 1950 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, is an Australian politician. Discover John Quirke'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 73 years old?
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John Quirke Net Worth
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John Andrew Quirke (born 9 September 1950) is a former Australian politician.
The family immigrated to Australia as Ten Pound Poms in 1959.
They settled in Adelaide, South Australia, where Quirke attended Elizabeth High School.
He subsequently graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education.
From 1973 to 1977 Quirke was a history teacher at Craigmore High School.
He then transferred to Concordia College, a Lutheran school.
Quirke joined the ALP in 1979 and served as president of its Mount Lofty branch.
He first stood for parliament at the 1984 federal election, losing to Alexander Downer in the Division of Mayo.
He then stood unsuccessfully for the seat of Alexandra at the 1985 South Australian state election.
He was elected to the state executive in 1986 and was a delegate to the Australian Labor Party National Conference.
He previously served in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1989 to 1997, holding the seat of Playford.
Quirke was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, the son of Mary (McKeone) and William Patrick Quirke.
His father was a fitter at a shipbuilding company on the Mersey.
Quirke was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly at the 1989 state election, retaining the seat of Playford for the Labor Party following the retirement of Terry McRae.
As a backbencher he was known as a strong opponent of the Multifunction Polis development.
He was re-elected at the 1993 election, which saw the defeat of the incumbent ALP government, and subsequently joined Mike Rann's shadow cabinet.
He held numerous portfolios, including that of Shadow Treasurer from February 1994.
Quirke was originally a member of the party's Centre Left faction, but joined the Labor Right faction in 1995 as part of a mass defection following a preselection dispute.
He was known as a factional powerbroker.
He served as a Senator for South Australia from 1997 to 2000, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
In September 1997, Quirke resigned his seat in the House of Assembly in order to be appointed to the Senate, filling a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Dominic Foreman.
He was elected in his own right at the 1998 federal election and was subsequently elected as a deputy whip.
Quirke chaired the Select Committee on the Socio-Economic Consequences of the National Competition Policy, which was established in 1998 and reported in 2000.
He supported the "Yes" vote in the 1999 Australian republic referendum.
Quirke resigned from the Senate due to ill health in August 2000, following a collapse at an ALP conference.
Quirke and his wife operate a lobbying firm called Pallidon.
Quirke also served as a non-executive director of copper miner Hillgrove Resources from 2005 to 2013.
Quirke has four children with his wife Davina.
He suffers from Type 2 diabetes.
The firm gifted the Australian Labor Party some $11,000 in 2010 while employed by two major corporations seeking public works contracts.
In 2016, the Australian Tax Office applied to wind up Pallidon.