Douglas John Parkinson (born 5 June 1945 in

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) is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the

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for the

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from 1994 until his retirement in 2012. Parkinson studied at

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and the

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, obtaining a Bachelor of Economics with Honours in 1971. He worked for the

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before studying law. After obtaining an

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in 1981, he established a legal practice in Hobart and lectured part-time at the University of Tasmania. Parkinson was first elected to

in 1994. The division was abolished in 1999. He was elected to the division of

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in 2000 and again in 2006, with the division reverting to its prior name of Hobart in 2008. Parkinson has announced his intention to run as an independent candidate for election for the newly created Legislative Council division of Prosser, to be held on 5 May 2018.https://www.7hofm.com.au/home-news-menu/tasmanian-news/77525-dougs-comeback

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Doug Parkinson's inaugural speech to parliament
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