John Quirke
John Quirke | |
|---|---|
| Senator for South Australia | |
| In office 18 September 1997 – 15 August 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Dominic Foreman |
| Succeeded by | Geoff Buckland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1950 Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
John Andrew Quirke (born 9 September 1950) was a South Australian parliamentarian, representing the state seat of Playford from 1989 to 1997, until his resignation to replace Dominic Foreman as a Senator, until his own resignation in 2000.
Career after politics
Quirke and his wife, Davina, operate a lobbying firm called Pallidon. The firm gifted the Australian Labor Party some $11,000 in 2010 while employed by two major corporations seeking public works contracts.[1] In 2016, the Australian Tax Office applied to wind up Pallidon.[2]
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- 1950 births
- Living people
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia
- Members of the Australian Senate for South Australia
- Members of the Australian Senate
- People from Adelaide
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- Australian people of Irish descent
- Members of the South Australian House of Assembly
- 20th-century Australian politicians