Tim James (Australian politician)

Australian politician

Tim James

James in 2023

Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Willoughby

Incumbent

Assumed office
12 February 2022
Preceded by| Gladys Berejiklian
Personal details
Born|

Timothy Charles James

Political party| Liberal

Timothy Charles James is an Australian politician. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly at the 2022 Willoughby state by-election.[1] James was appointed Shadow Minister for Fair Trading, Work Health and Safety and Building in 2023.

In January 2022, Tim James was endorsed as Liberal Party candidate for the 2022 Willoughby state by-election, defeating local Mayor Gail Giles-Gidney and Kellie Sloane for preselection. James then won the February 2022 by-election defeating Independent Larissa Penn and again defeated Penn in the 2023 NSW state election.

## Professional and political life

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Born and raised in the northern Sydney suburb of Artarmon, James joined the Liberal Party in 1993. From 1996, he worked in the offices of Joe Hockey and then-prime minister, John Howard while completing his law and economic studies at the University of Technology Sydney.[1]

Admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of NSW in 2002, James worked as a commercial lawyer for Allens Arthur Robinson and then as a legal adviser to Pfizer Australia.[1]

He worked for Pfizer Australia, KPMG and Johnson & Johnson. While undertaking secondments in New York and London, James completed a Master of Business Administration at the Australian Graduate School of Management.[1]

James worked as chief of staff to Anthony Roberts, NSW Minister for Fair Trading from 2011–2013, and then as Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy, and Special Minister of State.[citation needed]

From 2014–2015, he was the CEO of Medicines Australia.[2]

In 2017, he contested Liberal Party preselection for the 2017 North Shore by-election, losing to moderate Felicity Wilson.[3]

In 2018, James again unsuccessfully challenged now sitting MP Felicity Wilson for preselection for the seat of North Shore.[4] He challenged the result in the NSW Supreme Court.[5] James lost his legal challenge, with the court ruling against him.[6]

He was previously the executive general manager of the Menzies Research Centre, a think tank associated with the Liberal Party.[7]

## Member for Willoughby

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James was elected to Parliament at the 2022 Willoughby state by-election on 12 February 2022.[8]

In October 2022, he delivered a speech in the NSW Parliament stating his opposition to the government's planned infrastructure program's of the Western Harbour Tunnel, the Warringah Freeway Upgrade  and the Beaches Link Tunnel.[9] The Beaches Link program was not funded in the 2022 NSW budget.[10] In September 2023, the Beaches Link was cancelled by the Minns Labor government.[11]

In April 2023, James was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Fair Trading, Work Health and Safety and Building.[1]

In July 2024, James was also appointed as the Shadow Minister for Small Business.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "Mr (Tim) Timothy JAMES, BBus, LLB, GCPLP, GradDipAppFin, MBA, GAICD, JP, FIML MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
2. ^ Gartrell, Adam (19 December 2015). "Tim James quits Medicines Australia after brief but turbulent tenure". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
3. ^ Kennedy, Jean (13 November 2018). "North Shore MP Felicity Wilson wins Liberal Party preselection against Tim James". ABC News. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
4. ^ Visentin, Lisa (7 November 2018). "Berejiklian makes extraordinary bid to save 'tireless' North Shore MP". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
5. ^ "Liberal infighting over North Shore seat reaches Supreme Court". The Daily Telegraph. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
6. ^ "Liberal Tim James loses legal challenge in North Shore". The Daily Telegraph. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
7. ^ "Meet Tim". nswliberal.org.au. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
8. ^ McGuire, Amelia (19 February 2022). "Tim James extends Liberals' lead over crucial byelection seat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
9. ^ Mr Tim James (20 October 2022). "Willoughby Electorate Road Infrastructure Projects". Legislative Assembly Hansard. Parliament of New South Wales: Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
10. ^ Smith, Alexandra; Rabe, Tom (31 May 2022). "NSW told to put high-profile road, transport projects on ice". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
11. ^ Daniels, Liz (8 September 2023). "'Irresponsible' Northern Beaches link cancelled by Minns government". 9News. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.

New South Wales Legislative Assembly

Preceded by

Gladys Berejiklian

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