Jeremy Buckingham
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Jeremy Buckingham MLC |
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 26 March 2011 |
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22 November 1973 Launceston, Tasmania |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Greens New South Wales |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah |
| Residence | Bellingen, New South Wales |
| Website | Jeremy Buckingham MLC |
Jeremy Nova Buckingham (born 22 November 1973 in Tasmania) is an Australian politician. He has been a Greens member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since the 2011 state election.
Buckingham was born in Launceston, Tasmania and spent his early life living in the historic homestead 'Hillgrove', adjacent to the Taroona Shot Tower site south of Hobart. He attended Taroona Primary, Taroona High School and graduated from The Hobart College. After school he spent two years working as a benchman in a small country sawmill run by Greens MLA Kim Booth in central Tasmania.
In 1994 Buckingham fronted heavy metal band 'Amplifire' as singer with fellow members; (Brother) Jessie 'Tambo' Buckingham (Rhythm Guitar), Brett Collidge (Bass Guitar), Michael Kelly (Lead Guitar) and John Salter (Drums). The band performed live and recorded their demo EP 'Powerpoint' in Tasmania.
Buckingham moved to Sydney in the mid 1990s, where he worked as forklift driver, hardware store salesman and builders labourer.
Buckingham relocated to Orange in the central west of NSW in 1997 with his wife Sarah, where he worked as production manager for monumental stonemasonry McMurtrie & Co. In his time at the stonemasonary Buckingham worked on public works such as the Australian War Memorial in London, the Federation Square project and the Sydney Olympic Games site.
After a back injury rendered him unfit for heavy lifting, Buckingham enrolled and completed an Advanced Diploma in Ecological Agriculture and Land Management at the University of Sydney, which he graduated from in 2006. He continued to work as a stonemason until his election to state parliament in 2011.
Buckingham unsuccessfully contested the state Legislative Assembly seat of Orange in the 2003 state election. Buckingham was then elected to the City of Orange council in 2004 and re-elected with an increased vote in 2008. He was the first member of the Australian Greens elected to a council west of the Great Dividing Range. As a councillor, he implemented Australia’s first stormwater harvesting project for drinking water supply, initiated the city's first statement of commitment to the Aboriginal community, fought against homophobia and for the rights of same sex couples, campaigned to protect an agricultural research station from developers, and fought to protect water supplies from the giant Cadia gold mine that operates on the outskirts of Orange.
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