Education
Born in Atherton, Queensland, he was educated at state schools before becoming a farm labourer and forestry worker
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Jim Keeffe
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Career
After serving in the military 1942-1945, he became an insurance and real-estate salesman and was state secretary of the Coopers" Union. He served as secretary of the Queensland Labor Party 1960-1965 and Federal President 1962-1970. In 1964, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Queensland, taking his seat in 1965.
He remained a Senator until his retirement in 1983.
Keeffe died in 1988.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Australian Labor Party