James Glennister Cox (born 1 October 1945) is a former Tasmanian
Labor politician and member of the
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Tasmanian Legislative Council, Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House, Hobart, Parliament Hou ...
who represented the electorate of
Bass. He held office from 1989 to 1992, and again from 1996 to 2010.
Before entering Parliament, Cox co-hosted ''The Saturday Night Show'' on
TNT-9 with
Graeme Goodings and was a radio announcer in northern Tasmania.
Cox won
Logie Award
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s for most popular male on Tasmanian television in
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
[1979 TV WEEK Logie Awards](_blank)
, ''TV Week'', 16 March 1979. and
1981.
[1981 TV WEEK Logie Awards](_blank)
, ''TV Week'', 10 April 1981.
Cox ran in the
1989 Tasmanian state election. He defeated Labor incumbent
Gill James and was seated in the House of Assembly.
In 1989, Tasmanian media magnate
Edmund Rouse, chairman of forestry enterprise
Gunns, attempted to bribe Cox with $110,000 to
cross the floor of parliament in an attempt to prevent Labor forming government in
alliance
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with the five
Green Independents, and attempting to secure the return of the pro-logging
Liberal Party
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The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems ...
government of
Robin Gray.
Cox reported the bribery attempt to police, and ultimately Rouse served 18 months in jail.
James ran against Cox again in
1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
, defeating him. In
1996, Cox ran against, and defeated, Tasmanian Green
Lance Armstrong.
Cox was re-elected again in the
2002 and
2006 elections. He did not run in the
2010 elections and retired.
Cox was made a member of the
Order of Australia
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in 2017.
References
External links
*
Jim Cox's maiden speech to parliament
1945 births
Living people
Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
Australian radio presenters
Australian television presenters
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania
21st-century Australian politicians
Members of the Order of Australia
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