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Kim Booth : biography

1951 –

Kim Dion Booth (born 1951, New South Wales) is an Australian politician. He is a Tasmanian Greens member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the Bass electorate.

Political career

Booth was elected to Meander Valley Council in 1993 and served one term as deputy mayor.

In the 2002 election, Booth was elected to state parliament with a vote of 11.5%. Booth was re-elected in the 2006 Tasmanian state election on a primary vote of 9.3%. This decrease is attributable to a statewide drop in the Green vote, and votes earned by Labor’s Michelle O’Byrne and independent anti-pulp-mill campaigner Les Rochester. He was re-elected again at the 2010 state election.

After the 2010 Tasmanian state election, Booth refused to support the Greens-Labor deal, warning that the deal with Labor would hurt the Greens.

He holds the Greens portfolios of Forests; Energy; Attorney-General and Justice; Small Business; Industry; Racing and Gaming; and Veterans Affairs

Early life

Prior to entering parliament, Booth ran his own sawmilling business, Timber World, with his partner, Kerin. Together, they have three children: Bronte, Kalinka and Jirri.