Jon Jenkins
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Jon Gordon Jenkins (born 17 June 1958) is an Australian virologist, information technologist and former state parliamentarian who represented the Outdoor Recreation Party in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2003 to 2007.
Early life
Jenkins commenced a combined Law/Science degree at Macquarie University, then decided to pursue a career in the natural sciences and medicine. He graduated BSc (Hons) and completed a PhD degree, being awarded the University Prize for his postgraduate work in virology, which was followed by studies of viral coat proteins, protein structure prediction, artificial intelligence in medicine, virtual surgery and 3D imagery construction.{{cite hansard |jurisdiction=NSW |title=Inaugural speech |url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/member/files/2096/J%20Jenkins.pdf |house=Legislative Council |date=19 November 2003 |speaker=The Hon Jon Jenkins}}
Prior to being elected to Parliament, Dr Jenkins worked in private industry and as a medical-education consultant. He was a lecturer in the Medical and IT schools at Bond University in Queensland and was retained for a time as an adjunct professor.{{cite web | title=Academic Staff, Dr Jon Jenkins| url=http://www.bond.edu.au/it/staff/jon.htm |publisher= Bond University | accessdate= 29 January 2010 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070615213351/http://www.bond.edu.au/it/staff/jon.htm | archivedate= 15 June 2007}}
Parliamentary career
Jenkins was appointed in October 2003 to fill a casual vacancy from the resignation of Malcolm Jones. He resigned the seat in February 2007, not contesting the March election.{{cite NSW Parliament |title= The Hon. Jon Gordon Jenkins) |id=2096 |former=Yes |accessdate=15 June 2019}} He professed himself to be "anti-Green" and constructed a vitriolic web page "Dedicated to Debunking Junk Green Science".{{cite web | title=Personal web site|url=http://www.trac.org.au/ |publisher= Jon Jenkins| accessdate= 29 January 2010}}
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Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Category:Academic staff of Bond University