Mike Brunker | |
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Whitsunday Regional Councillor for Division 6 | |
Assumed office 19 March 2016 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Willcox |
Mayor of Whitsunday Region | |
In office 15 March 2008 – 28 April 2012 | |
Preceded by | New council |
Succeeded by | Jenny Whitney |
Mayor of Bowen Shire | |
In office 15 March 1997 – 15 March 2008 | |
Succeeded by | Council dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | Collinsville, Queensland |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Spouse | Kylie Brunker |
Occupation | Small business owner Coal miner |
Michael Raymond "Mike" Brunker is an Australian politician currently serving as Whitsunday Regional Councillor for Division 6, [1] a position he has held since 2016. [2] [3] He previously served as the first mayor of Whitsunday Region from 2008 to 2012, [4] [5] and mayor of the Shire of Bowen for 11 years from 1997 until its amalgamation with Whitsunday Shire in 2008. [6] He was first elected to local government as a Bowen Shire councillor in 1994.
Brunker is a member of the Australian Labor Party and was the endorsed Labor candidate for the 2010 Australian federal election for the Division of Dawson, [7] [8] for the Electoral district of Burdekin at the 2017 Queensland state election [9] [10] and again for the 2020 Queensland state election. [11]
Mike Brunker | |
---|---|
Whitsunday Regional Councillor for Division 6 | |
Assumed office 19 March 2016 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Willcox |
Mayor of Whitsunday Region | |
In office 15 March 2008 – 28 April 2012 | |
Preceded by | New council |
Succeeded by | Jenny Whitney |
Mayor of Bowen Shire | |
In office 15 March 1997 – 15 March 2008 | |
Succeeded by | Council dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | Collinsville, Queensland |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Spouse | Kylie Brunker |
Occupation | Small business owner Coal miner |
Michael Raymond "Mike" Brunker is an Australian politician currently serving as Whitsunday Regional Councillor for Division 6, [1] a position he has held since 2016. [2] [3] He previously served as the first mayor of Whitsunday Region from 2008 to 2012, [4] [5] and mayor of the Shire of Bowen for 11 years from 1997 until its amalgamation with Whitsunday Shire in 2008. [6] He was first elected to local government as a Bowen Shire councillor in 1994.
Brunker is a member of the Australian Labor Party and was the endorsed Labor candidate for the 2010 Australian federal election for the Division of Dawson, [7] [8] for the Electoral district of Burdekin at the 2017 Queensland state election [9] [10] and again for the 2020 Queensland state election. [11]