Richard Jones (Australian politician)
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Richard Stanley Leigh Jones (born 16 February 1940) is a former member of the NSW Legislative Council, a member of the parliament from 13 March 1988 to 28 February 2003.
Born in Epsom, Surrey, England, he emigrated to Australia in 1965. Concerned abount environmental issues, including destruction of sand dunes at Myall Lakes, he joined the Australia Party in 1971 and later the Australian Democrats. He was elected twice to the parliament as a Democrats candidate, and left the party while still a sitting member in 1996 after endorsing Australian Labor Party candidates in the 1996 Federal election to become an independent.
He was the first convenor of Friends of the Earth Australia. He assisted in the founding of Greenpeace in Australia in 1978 by placing advertisements in the major media [1].
Beyond his dedication to green politics and animal rights issues, he was also a vigorous proponent of alternative medicine, speaking several times in parliament in favour of homeopathy and traditional Chinese medicine.
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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1999-2003
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