Ted Cunningham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Clayfield, Queensland, Australia
About Ted Cunningham
- Edward Joseph Cunningham (born 26 November 1937 – 2 November 2003) was an Australian politician.Cunningham was born in Clayfield in Brisbane and arrived in Western Australia in 1971.
- Before entering politics he was a marketing manager and public servant.
- In 1988 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly in a by-election as the Labor member for Balga; he moved to the new seat of Marangaroo in 1989 and to Girrawheen in 1996.
- Although he never held a front bench position, he was President of the Parliamentary Labor Party from 1994 to 1997 and Opposition Whip from 1997 to 2001, when he retired.Cunningham died on 2 November 2003 at the age of 65 after a short illness.
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