Honorific-Prefix: | The Hon |
Jim Elder | |
Office: | 27th Deputy Premier of Queensland |
Term Start: | 26 June 1998 |
Term End: | 22 November 2000 |
Premier: | Peter Beattie |
Predecessor: | Joan Sheldon |
Successor: | Paul Braddy |
Office1: | Minister for State Development and Trade |
Term Start1: | 26 June 1998 |
Term End1: | 22 November 2000 |
Premier1: | Peter Beattie |
Predecessor1: | Doug Slack |
Successor1: | Peter Beattie |
Office2: | Shadow Minister for Business and Industry |
Term Start2: | 17 December 1996 |
Term End2: | 26 June 1998 |
Leader2: | Peter Beattie |
Office3: | Shadow Minister for Transport |
Term Start3: | 27 February 1996 |
Term End3: | 26 June 1998 |
Leader3: | Peter Beattie |
Predecessor3: | Vaughan Johnson |
Successor3: | Vaughan Johnson |
Office4: | Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland |
Term Start4: | 19 February 1996 |
Term End4: | 22 November 2000 |
Leader4: | Peter Beattie |
Predecessor4: | Tom Burns |
Successor4: | Terry Mackenroth |
Office5: | Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Queensland |
Term Start5: | 19 February 1996 |
Term End5: | 26 June 1998 |
Leader5: | Peter Beattie |
Predecessor5: | Joan Sheldon |
Successor5: | David Watson |
Office6: | Minister for Transport |
Term Start6: | 31 July 1995 |
Term End6: | 19 February 1996 |
Premier6: | Wayne Goss |
Predecessor6: | Ken Hayward |
Successor6: | Vaughan Johnson |
Office7: | Minister for Health |
Term Start7: | 21 February 1995 |
Term End7: | 31 July 1995 |
Premier7: | Wayne Goss |
Predecessor7: | Ken Hayward |
Successor7: | Peter Beattie |
Office8: | Minister for Business, Industry and Regional Development |
Term Start8: | 24 September 1992 |
Term End8: | 21 February 1995 |
Premier8: | Wayne Goss |
Predecessor8: | Geoff Smith |
Successor8: | Warren Pitt |
Constituency Am9: | Capalaba Manly (1989–1992) |
Assembly9: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start9: | 2 December 1989 |
Term End9: | 17 February 2001 |
Predecessor9: | Eric Shaw |
Successor9: | Michael Choi |
Birth Date: | 14 December 1950 |
Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
Birthname: | James Peter Elder |
Nationality: | Australian |
Party: | Labor |
Otherparty: | Independent |
Children: | 3 |
Occupation: | Company Manager |
James Peter Elder (born 14 December 1950) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1989 to 2001, representing Manly until 1992 and Capalaba thereafter. Originally elected as a Labor member and serving as Deputy Premier in the Beattie Government, Elder resigned from the party on 30 November 2000.
Elder was born in Melbourne. Before his election he was the Queensland manager for an access and scaffolding company, and was the first team manager for the Brisbane Broncos rugby league team.
Having been elected in 1989, he was appointed Minister for Business, Industry and Regional Development in 1992, serving until 1995. From February to July of that year he was Minister for Health, and moved to Transport until the Goss Government left office in February 1996.
After the resignation of the Goss government and the ALP moving to the opposition benches, he became deputy opposition leader, holding the portfolio of Transport, Youth, Sport and Recreation; his responsibilities were changed to Business, Industry and Transport in December 1996.
Following the election of the Beattie government in 1998 he became Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development and Trade.
He resigned in November 2000 to contest allegations made by the Shepherdson Inquiry from which no charges resulted.