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Mark Furner
Australian politician
Mark Lionel Furner (born 11 April 1958) is an Australian politician.
Senate Office holders.
He was a Labor member of Australian Senate from 2008 to 2014, representing the state of Queensland.[1] Since the 2015 Queensland state election, he has represented Ferny Grove in the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[2]
Early life and education
Furner was born in Brisbane, Queensland and grew up a housing commission development in Chermside.
Initially working as a tradesman in the transport industry,[3] he graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with an associate diploma of business with a major in industrial relations.
Between 1989 and 2008 he worked as a union official for the Transport Workers' Union, the Queensland Police Union, and the National Union of Workers.
Furner held a range of positions within the Labor Party between 1996 and 2008.[1]
Career
He was elected to the Senate at the 2007 federal election a