Laurie Ferguson
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The Honourable Laurie Ferguson |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Reid |
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In office 24 March 1990 – 21 August 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Uren |
| Succeeded by | John Murphy |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Werriwa |
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In office 21 August 2010 – 9 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Hayes |
| Succeeded by | Anne Stanley |
| Personal details | |
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Laurie Donald Thomas Ferguson 7 July 1952 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Maureen Walsh |
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Jack Ferguson (father) Martin Ferguson (brother) Andrew Ferguson (brother) Lynda Voltz (stepdaughter) Paul Lynch (brother in-law) |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Research officer |
Laurie Donald Thomas Ferguson (born 7 July 1952), former Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives from March 1990, representing Reid until 2010 and Werriwa until May 2016, both in New South Wales.
Laurie Ferguson grew up in Guildford. He was the son of Jack Ferguson, who was deputy premier of New South Wales 1976–84. His brother Martin was also a federal MP. Both attended at St Patrick's College, Strathfield. His younger brother, Andrew, was the former NSW Secretary of the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (Construction and General Division).
Ferguson was educated at the University of Sydney and was a research officer with the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union before entering politics. He was the member for Granville in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1984–90.
In the federal Parliament, Ferguson was elected to the opposition shadow ministry in March 1996 and was Shadow Minister for Immigration in 2004–05. His handling of the debate around Petro Georgiou's private member's bill on asylum seekers was severely criticised and he was shifted to Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs, Population Health and Health Regulation in June 2005. On the election of the Rudd Labor Government in 2007, Ferguson became Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services.
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