Julia Irwin

Julia Irwin
Julia Irwin
	Irwin in 2005
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Fowler
	In office; 3 October 1998 – 19 July 2010
Preceded by	Ted Grace
Succeeded by	Chris Hayes
Personal details
Born	8 September 1951 (age 73); Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse	Geoff Irwin
Occupation	Bank officer, unionist

Julia Claire Irwin (born 8 November 1951), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from October 1998 to July 2010, representing the Division of Fowler, New South Wales. Irwin was born in Sydney and was variously a bank officer, trade union administration officer and electorate officer before entering politics.

In September 2005 Irwin was involved in a controversy over comments she made about Israel. On 13 September Irwin made a speech in Parliament characterising Israel's policies as "ethnic cleansing", and Gaza as a "concentration camp".^[1] After criticism from Jewish groups and by members of both the Liberal and Labor parties, Irwin issued an apology for her "offensive" language.^[2]

Irwin announced in September 2009 that she would not recontest her seat at the 2010 federal election.^[3]

References

^ Hansard - House of Representatives, 13 September 2005 Archived 20 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine, pp 95
^ Hansard - House of Representatives, 15 September 2005 Archived 20 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine, pp 81
^ Retiring MP takes aim at factional warlords: ABC News 14/9/2009

External links

Parliamentary Library - Biography^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Personal website

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Ted Grace	Member for Fowler 1998–2010	Succeeded by Chris Hayes

[1] Hansard - House of Representatives, 13 September 2005 Archived 20 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine, pp 95

[2] Hansard - House of Representatives, 15 September 2005 Archived 20 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine, pp 81

[3] Retiring MP takes aim at factional warlords: ABC News 14/9/2009

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