Jim Longley

This article is about the Australian politician. For other people with the same name, see James Longley (disambiguation).

James Alan (Jim) Longley (born 28 July 1958), is the Deputy Secretary of Ageing, Disability and Home Care, NSW Department of Family and Community Services. He is a former bank executive and Liberal party politician and served as the Member for Pittwater in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1986 until 1996. During his tenure in the Assembly, he was Minister for Community Services, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and Minister for the Ageing.

Education and personal

Longley was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Mona Vale Primary School, Sydney Grammar Preparatory School, Narrabeen High School, and St Andrew's Cathedral School. He received his Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney, and a Masters degree from Macquarie University, and also attended the University of Washington, in the United States of America. On 19 January 1991, he married Sally Welch. They have two children, a daughter and a son. Longley is an Anglican. Longley is a Fellow of the Society of Certified Practising Accountants, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. Before entering politics, he was a banking executive. Longley began his political career in 1974, when he joined the Liberal Party of Australia. In 1978 he founded the Pittwater Young Liberals, and served as President and for the Mackeller Federal Electorate Conference.[1]

Political career

On 31 May 1986 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, was appointed the Acting Shadow Minister for Finance soon thereafter. In 1992, he was appointed Minister for Community Services and Assistant Minister for Health, and in late 1993 added Aboriginal Affairs and Ageing to his portfolio. After the Coalition lost Government in March 1995, he served for a year in Opposition before resigning on 20 March 1996, after nearly ten years in the Assembly.[1]

Post political career

After his resignation from Parliament on 1996 until late 2000, he was the CEO of Anglican Retirement Villages, Diocese of Sydney. He resigned from the ARV to take up a role with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in a government liaison role.[1] In July 2012 he was appointed Deputy Secretary of Ageing, Disability and Home Care, within the NSW Department of Family and Community Services.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mr (Jim) James Alan Longley (1958 - )". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by
Max Smith		 Member for Pittwater
1986 – 1996 		Succeeded by
John Brogden
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