Jim Fouras
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The Hon Jim Fouras AM |
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| Speaker of the Queensland Parliament | |
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In office 27 February 1990 – 2 April 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Kev Lingard |
| Succeeded by | Neil Turner |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for South Brisbane | |
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In office 12 November 1977 – 1 November 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Colin Lamont |
| Succeeded by | Anne Warner |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Ashgrove | |
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In office 2 December 1989 – 9 September 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Sherlock |
| Succeeded by | Kate Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Demetrios Fouras 8 March 1938 Kalavryta, Greece |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Religion | Greek Orthodox |
Demetrios "Jim" Fouras, AM (born 8 March 1938), is a former Australian politician. He was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
Born in Manesi, Kalavryta, Greece, he migrated to Queensland at the age of ten with his brother. His knowledge of English was poor and he knew less than 100 words. He received his secondary education at The Southport School and was awarded the school's chemistry prize. He attended the University of Queensland and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (1963) and a Bachelor of Economics {1972}. Fouras was a research chemist and then a marketing economist with the Department of Primary Industries.
In 1977, Fouras was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for South Brisbane. He held the seat until 1986, when he was defeated for preselection by Anne Warner. He returned to the Assembly in 1989, winning the seat of Ashgrove, which he held until his retirement in 2006. Fouras was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 1996.
Fouras' tenure as Speaker would have ended earlier in 1995 when he was not renominated by the ALP caucus as its candidate for Speaker, choosing instead Henry Palaszczuk. The party had just been re-elected to government at the 1995 Queensland state election with a one-seat majority.
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