Jim Pearce

Who is Jim Pearce?

James Pearce is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1989 to 2009.

First elected to state parliament at the 1989 state election as the member for Broadsound, Pearce represented the seat of Fitzroy from the 1992 state election onwards following the abolition of Broadsound. A backbencher throughout his 20 years in state politics, he was Secretary of the Parliamentary Labor Party from 1998 to 2001 and Chair of the Select Committee on Travel Safe from 2001 to 2008.

During his last term of parliament, Pearce took several months leave to receive treatment for depression. He retired at the 2009 state election.

Pearce was born in the Sydney suburb of Paddington. Prior to entering politics, he was a coal miner. He was also a Broadsound Shire councillor and served as a Corporal in the Vietnam War. Pearce has three sons.