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The Honourable
Tim Mulherin
AM
The Honourable Tim Mulherin AM
Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Queensland
	In office; 28 March 2012 – 31 January 2015
Leader	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded by	Tim Nicholls
Succeeded by	John-Paul Langbroek
Shadow Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Commonwealth Games
	In office; 5 August 2014 – 14 February 2015
Leader	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded by	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Succeeded by	Jann Stuckey (Tourism and Major Events); John-Paul Langbroek (Commonwealth Games)
Shadow Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, Racing and Local Government
	In office; 19 April 2012 – 14 February 2015
Leader	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded by	Jeff Seeney (State Development, Infrastructure and Planning); Tim Nicholls (Racing); David Gibson (Local Government)
Succeeded by	Andrew Cripps (State Development); Tim Nicholls (Infrastructure and Planning); Jann Stuckey (Racing); Fiona Simpson (Local Government)
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
	In office; 19 April 2012 – 5 August 2014
Leader	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded by	Andrew Cripps (Agriculture); Mark Robinson (Fisheries)
Succeeded by	Anthony Lynham
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland
	In office; 28 March 2012 – 31 January 2015
Leader	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Preceded by	Andrew Fraser
Succeeded by	Jackie Trad
Minister for Rural and Regional Queensland
	In office; 26 March 2009 – 26 March 2012
Premier	Anna Bligh
Preceded by	Desley Boyle (Regional Development)
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Minister for Primary Industries of Queensland
	In office; 12 December 2005 – 26 March 2012
Premier	Peter Beattie; Anna Bligh
Preceded by	Gordon Nuttall
Succeeded by	John McVeigh (Agriculture)
Minister for Fisheries of Queensland
	In office; 12 December 2005 – 21 February 2011
Premier	Peter Beattie; Anna Bligh
Preceded by	Gordon Nuttall
Succeeded by	Craig Wallace
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Mackay
	In office; 15 July 1995 – 31 January 2015
Preceded by	Ed Casey
Succeeded by	Julieanne Gilbert
Personal details
Born	Timothy Sean Mulherin; 24 August 1957; Mackay, Queensland
Died	7 September 2020 (aged 63)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor Party

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Timothy Sean Mulherin AM (24 August 1957 – 7 September 2020) was an Australian politician and member of the Australian Labor Party, who was the MP for Mackay in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1995 to 2015, serving as Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 2012 to 2015.

Early life and career

Born in Mackay, he was a clerk on the Mackay Electricity Board before becoming involved in politics.

Political career

From 1994 to 1995 he was a state organiser of the Labor Party. In 1995, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for Mackay, replacing Ed Casey, a former ALP leader. He served as a backbencher until he was named to the Beattie Ministry to replace the disgraced Gordon Nuttall as Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries in December 2005. He was given additional responsibility for Regional Development in 2009, and his title was recast as Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Rural and Regional Queensland. In February 2011, his title was again changed, this time to Minister for Agriculture, Food and Regional Economies^[1]

Mulherin was one of just seven successful Labor candidates at the landslide 2012 Queensland state election.^[2] Following the election, he was elected unopposed as deputy leader of the Shadow Ministry of Annastacia Palaszczuk and hence Deputy Opposition Leader.

During the 2015 election campaign, Mulherin announced his retirement citing family and health reasons but remained as Deputy Opposition Leader until polling day.^[3] At the time of his retirement, he was the longest-serving Labor member of the Legislative Assembly, and the only one to have previously served in Opposition prior to 2012, having been in Parliament during the 1996–98 Coalition ministry of Rob Borbidge.

Personal life

Tim Mulherin was married to Erin and had three children, Declan, Liam and Rory.^[4] He died of cancer on 7 September 2020 at the age of 63.^[5]

After his death, in June 2022 Mulherin was posthumously appointed Member of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours for "significant service to the people and Parliament of Queensland".^[6]

References

^ "Timothy Sean Mulherin". Queensland Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
^ "Elections". www.abc.net.au. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
^ "Queensland ALP deputy to step down". 8 January 2015.
^ "The Hon. Timothy Sean MULHERIN | Funeral Notices | All Locations, Brisbane".
^ Houlbrook-Walk, Myles (7 September 2020). "Queensland's former deputy opposition leader Tim Mulherin dies aged 63". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ "Queen's Birthday 2022 Honours - the full list". Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Ed Casey	Member for Mackay 1995–2015	Succeeded by Julieanne Gilbert

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[QLD-1] "Timothy Sean Mulherin". Queensland Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 3 February 2009.

[2] "Elections". www.abc.net.au. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

[3] "Queensland ALP deputy to step down". 8 January 2015.

[4] "The Hon. Timothy Sean MULHERIN | Funeral Notices | All Locations, Brisbane".

[5] Houlbrook-Walk, Myles (7 September 2020). "Queensland's former deputy opposition leader Tim Mulherin dies aged 63". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

[SMH_QB2022-6] "Queen's Birthday 2022 Honours - the full list". Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

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-'''Timothy Sean Mulherin''' (24 August 1957 – 7 September 2020) was an Australian politician who was the [[Parliament of Queensland|MP]] for [[Electoral district of Mackay|Mackay]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Queensland]] from 1995 to 2015, serving as Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 2012 to 2015.
+'''Timothy Sean Mulherin''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (24 August 1957 – 7 September 2020) was an Australian politician and member of the [[Australian Labor Party]], who was the [[Parliament of Queensland|MP]] for [[Electoral district of Mackay|Mackay]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Queensland]] from 1995 to 2015, serving as Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 2012 to 2015.
 ==Early life and career==
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 From 1994 to 1995 he was a state organiser of the [[Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)|Labor Party]]. In 1995, he was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Queensland]] as the Labor member for [[Electoral district of Mackay|Mackay]], replacing [[Ed Casey]], a former ALP leader. He served as a backbencher until he was named to the [[Beattie Ministry]] to replace the disgraced [[Gordon Nuttall]] as Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries in December 2005. He was given additional responsibility for Regional Development in 2009, and his title was recast as Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Rural and Regional Queensland. In February 2011, his title was again changed, this time to Minister for Agriculture, Food and Regional Economies<ref name=QLD>{{cite web |publisher=Queensland Parliamentary Library |title=Timothy Sean Mulherin |url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/legislativeAssembly/documents/memberBio/MulherinTimothy.htm |accessdate=3 February 2009}}</ref>
-In ALP's heavy defeat at the 2012 election, Mulherin barely held on to his seat of Mackay, a Labor stronghold for the better part of a century. He suffered a 16-point swing, reducing his majority from a comfortably safe 16 percent to an extremely marginal 0.5 percent, making it the most marginal Labor seat in the Assembly. He was one of only three Labor members elected from outside South East Queensland. Following the election, he was elected unopposed as deputy leader of what remained of Labor, and hence Deputy Opposition Leader.
+Mulherin was one of just seven successful Labor candidates at the landslide [[2012 Queensland state election]].<ref> {{Cite web |date=2023-09-26 |title=Elections |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.abc.net.au |language=en-AU}}</ref> Following the election, he was elected unopposed as deputy leader of the [[Shadow Ministry of Annastacia Palaszczuk]] and hence Deputy Opposition Leader.
-During the 2015 election campaign Mulherin announced his retirement citing family and health reasons but remained as Deputy Opposition Leader until polling day.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/breaking-news/queensland-alp-deputy-to-step-down/story-fnn9c0hb-1227179185558 | title=Queensland ALP deputy to step down| date=8 January 2015}}</ref>  At the time of his retirement, he was the longest-serving Labor member of the Legislative Assembly, and the only one to have previously served in Opposition prior to 2012, having been in Parliament during the 1996–98 [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] ministry of [[Rob Borbidge]].
+During the 2015 election campaign, Mulherin announced his retirement citing family and health reasons but remained as Deputy Opposition Leader until polling day.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/breaking-news/queensland-alp-deputy-to-step-down/story-fnn9c0hb-1227179185558 | title=Queensland ALP deputy to step down| date=8 January 2015}}</ref>  At the time of his retirement, he was the longest-serving Labor member of the Legislative Assembly, and the only one to have previously served in Opposition prior to 2012, having been in Parliament during the 1996–98 [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] ministry of [[Rob Borbidge]].
 ==Personal life==
-Mulherin was married and had three children. He died of cancer on 7 September 2020 at the age of 63.<ref>{{Cite news|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|title=Queensland's former deputy opposition leader Tim Mulherin dies aged 63|author=Houlbrook-Walk, Myles|date=7 September 2020|accessdate=7 September 2020|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-07/former-queensland-labor-opposition-leader-tim-mulherin-dies/12636012}}</ref>
+Tim Mulherin was married to Erin and had three children, Declan, Liam and Rory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/tributes/notice/funeral-notices/the-hon-timothy-sean-mulherin/5540455/|title = The Hon. Timothy Sean MULHERIN &#124; Funeral Notices &#124; All Locations, Brisbane}}</ref> He died of cancer on 7 September 2020 at the age of 63.<ref>{{Cite news|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|title=Queensland's former deputy opposition leader Tim Mulherin dies aged 63|author=Houlbrook-Walk, Myles|date=7 September 2020|accessdate=7 September 2020|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-07/former-queensland-labor-opposition-leader-tim-mulherin-dies/12636012}}</ref>
+After his death, in June 2022 Mulherin was posthumously appointed [[Member of the Order of Australia]] in the [[2022 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)|2022 Queen's Birthday Honours]] for "significant service to the people and Parliament of Queensland".<ref name="SMH QB2022">{{cite news |title=Queen’s Birthday 2022 Honours - the full list |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/queen-s-birthday-2022-honours-the-full-list-20220609-p5askg.html |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |agency=Nine Entertainment Co. |date=12 June 2022}}</ref>
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